How to build a IT resumé...???
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Hello, I've been looking for a decent job lately, after I made the horrible mistake of leaving my job at *blank* (I was a software developer on *some graphic product*) to start my own Web design gig... Boy was I wrong!!! I just needed a long vacation, not a career move! :mad: Now, I have this temporary job that I don't really like since I don't code at all!:(( But here in Sherbrooke, there aren't many IT jobs so I had to pick this one because I didn't know when an interesting one would show up. So I've been thinking about going back to university to finish my degree so I could find a decent job that I will like. But the thing is that I'm 29 and not that I think I'm too old to go back to school (I'd be done in 2 years max) but will I still be attractive to employers?:confused: I've also sent my resumé to dozens of hiring companies with no success at all! So I'm wondering if my resumé isn't build like it should. Do you guys know if there's anything particular to do for a resumé that is addressed to IT companies? Maybe it's just the economic situation that is bad and people with more experience get the jobs first... Thanks guys! (If you have a job offer, I'm willing to move;) ) --------------- http://www.edovia.com
LukeV wrote: I was a software developer on [Editted by request] LukeV wrote: Now, I have this temporary job that I don't really like since I don't code at all! Not to be cruel, but this explains a lot about [Editted by request]'s product quality of late. ;P Seriously though, good luck with the job search! :cool:
Mike Mullikin :beer: The daisies in my arse are better than the depressive so called reality you are sniffing and accepting. Paul Watson
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LukeV wrote: I was a software developer on [Editted by request] LukeV wrote: Now, I have this temporary job that I don't really like since I don't code at all! Not to be cruel, but this explains a lot about [Editted by request]'s product quality of late. ;P Seriously though, good luck with the job search! :cool:
Mike Mullikin :beer: The daisies in my arse are better than the depressive so called reality you are sniffing and accepting. Paul Watson
Mike Mullikin wrote: Not to be cruel, but this explains a lot about *blank*'s product quality of late. Are you saying that I'm an incompetent??? I don't think *blank* is responsible for my career move and it really isn't related to my ability to code.:| Yes, *blank* had some quality problems in the past but I assure you that a lot has changed over the last year and *the graphic software in question* proves that! --------------- Hire me! ;) http://www.edovia.com
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Hello, I've been looking for a decent job lately, after I made the horrible mistake of leaving my job at *blank* (I was a software developer on *some graphic product*) to start my own Web design gig... Boy was I wrong!!! I just needed a long vacation, not a career move! :mad: Now, I have this temporary job that I don't really like since I don't code at all!:(( But here in Sherbrooke, there aren't many IT jobs so I had to pick this one because I didn't know when an interesting one would show up. So I've been thinking about going back to university to finish my degree so I could find a decent job that I will like. But the thing is that I'm 29 and not that I think I'm too old to go back to school (I'd be done in 2 years max) but will I still be attractive to employers?:confused: I've also sent my resumé to dozens of hiring companies with no success at all! So I'm wondering if my resumé isn't build like it should. Do you guys know if there's anything particular to do for a resumé that is addressed to IT companies? Maybe it's just the economic situation that is bad and people with more experience get the jobs first... Thanks guys! (If you have a job offer, I'm willing to move;) ) --------------- http://www.edovia.com
As a "potential" employeer, there are two things you lack: - A degree from a real, accredited school (not Joe's school of computer training and hotel management). - Steady work experience at one job over the course of a product's life cycle. This is generally 3 - 4 years doing one gig. I would go back to school and finish my degree. You will be a much more attractive catch when you get out. P.S. - My wife works in biotech. She talked a tech that used to work for her to go back and get an associates degree. This 30ish tech was unemployable without a degree. With a 2 year degree he was able to line up a job before he graduated at twice his old salary. It can pay to go back to school.
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As a "potential" employeer, there are two things you lack: - A degree from a real, accredited school (not Joe's school of computer training and hotel management). - Steady work experience at one job over the course of a product's life cycle. This is generally 3 - 4 years doing one gig. I would go back to school and finish my degree. You will be a much more attractive catch when you get out. P.S. - My wife works in biotech. She talked a tech that used to work for her to go back and get an associates degree. This 30ish tech was unemployable without a degree. With a 2 year degree he was able to line up a job before he graduated at twice his old salary. It can pay to go back to school.
That's what I tought... I do have a college degree in computer science but I haven't finished my bachelor degree... And my year and a half "real" work experience is not really helping. I guess that now I'm giving myself a lesson -> finish what you've started! ;) --------------- Hire me! http://www.edovia.com
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Mike Mullikin wrote: Not to be cruel, but this explains a lot about *blank*'s product quality of late. Are you saying that I'm an incompetent??? I don't think *blank* is responsible for my career move and it really isn't related to my ability to code.:| Yes, *blank* had some quality problems in the past but I assure you that a lot has changed over the last year and *the graphic software in question* proves that! --------------- Hire me! ;) http://www.edovia.com
LukeV wrote: Are you saying that I'm an incompetent??? I don't think [Editted by request] is responsible for my career move and it really isn't related to my ability to code. No, I was joking. I found it humourous that you were a [Editted by request] software developer who admittedly didn't code very well. I guess the ;P got lost somehow. LukeV wrote: Yes, [Editted by request] had some quality problems in the past but I assure you that a lot has changed over the last year and [Editted by request] proves that! I don't use (read: have never used) [Editted by request] products, so I'll take your word on it.
Mike Mullikin :beer: The daisies in my arse are better than the depressive so called reality you are sniffing and accepting. Paul Watson
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LukeV wrote: Are you saying that I'm an incompetent??? I don't think [Editted by request] is responsible for my career move and it really isn't related to my ability to code. No, I was joking. I found it humourous that you were a [Editted by request] software developer who admittedly didn't code very well. I guess the ;P got lost somehow. LukeV wrote: Yes, [Editted by request] had some quality problems in the past but I assure you that a lot has changed over the last year and [Editted by request] proves that! I don't use (read: have never used) [Editted by request] products, so I'll take your word on it.
Mike Mullikin :beer: The daisies in my arse are better than the depressive so called reality you are sniffing and accepting. Paul Watson
Oh I get it... I didn't say that I can't code at all, I meant that I don't like the job I have right now because I don't get to code at all. Sorry for the confusion! ;P --------------- http://www.edovia.com
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LukeV wrote: Are you saying that I'm an incompetent??? I don't think [Editted by request] is responsible for my career move and it really isn't related to my ability to code. No, I was joking. I found it humourous that you were a [Editted by request] software developer who admittedly didn't code very well. I guess the ;P got lost somehow. LukeV wrote: Yes, [Editted by request] had some quality problems in the past but I assure you that a lot has changed over the last year and [Editted by request] proves that! I don't use (read: have never used) [Editted by request] products, so I'll take your word on it.
Mike Mullikin :beer: The daisies in my arse are better than the depressive so called reality you are sniffing and accepting. Paul Watson
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That's what I tought... I do have a college degree in computer science but I haven't finished my bachelor degree... And my year and a half "real" work experience is not really helping. I guess that now I'm giving myself a lesson -> finish what you've started! ;) --------------- Hire me! http://www.edovia.com
(sorry if I speak in french on that post) [french] Salut! tu viens de Sherbrooke toi aussi!? j'fais un Bacc en génie info à l'UdeS en se moment... ya quelques entreprises de software-dev à Sherbrooke (ma ville natale) comme Cima+ info, cognicase, en fait yen a pas bcp moi j,ai toujours révé de former ma propre entreprise, je maitrise un 10aine de language de programmation [/french]
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That's what I tought... I do have a college degree in computer science but I haven't finished my bachelor degree... And my year and a half "real" work experience is not really helping. I guess that now I'm giving myself a lesson -> finish what you've started! ;) --------------- Hire me! http://www.edovia.com
LukeV wrote: I do have a college degree in computer science but I haven't finished my bachelor degree :confused: Is your college degree in computer science an associates degree, I say this since you said you still haven't finished your bachelors degree. Nick Parker
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LukeV wrote: I do have a college degree in computer science but I haven't finished my bachelor degree :confused: Is your college degree in computer science an associates degree, I say this since you said you still haven't finished your bachelors degree. Nick Parker
uhh... here in the province of Québec, we have a 2-3 year school between high-school and university called CEGEP or college, were you get a diploma so you can move up to university. 2 years only gives you access to university and 3 years means that you are a technician and you can either work or go to university. I don't know if that qualifies as an associate degree, never heard of that before :confused: --------------- http://www.edovia.com
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uhh... here in the province of Québec, we have a 2-3 year school between high-school and university called CEGEP or college, were you get a diploma so you can move up to university. 2 years only gives you access to university and 3 years means that you are a technician and you can either work or go to university. I don't know if that qualifies as an associate degree, never heard of that before :confused: --------------- http://www.edovia.com
LukeV wrote: ForumThe Lounge Subject:Re: How to build a IT resumé...??? Sender:LukeV Date:13:56 6 Aug '02 uhh... here in the province of Québec, we have a 2-3 year school between high-school and university called CEGEP or college, were you get a diploma so you can move up to university. 2 years only gives you access to university and 3 years means that you are a technician and you can either work or go to university. I don't know if that qualifies as an associate degree, never heard of that before Sounds to be close. Here in the US were have Community Colleges along with Universities, which are designed for two years of education. Once you are done at your community college, (if you go that route) and receive your associates degree (2 year degree) you can transfer this to a 4 year university to go for 2 or more (:)) years to get your bachelors degree. Nick Parker
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uhh... here in the province of Québec, we have a 2-3 year school between high-school and university called CEGEP or college, were you get a diploma so you can move up to university. 2 years only gives you access to university and 3 years means that you are a technician and you can either work or go to university. I don't know if that qualifies as an associate degree, never heard of that before :confused: --------------- http://www.edovia.com
That sounds pretty similar. Ryan Johnston