16 Page CV!
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Just received a 16 page CV from a applicant - is it just me or is that way too much? fair enough most of his career has been as a contract programmer and he's done a lot of jobs but he's listed every single project he's worked on (as far as I can see) some of them only a couple of weeks long. My first thought was 'I can't be arsed to read all this'
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Just received a 16 page CV from a applicant - is it just me or is that way too much? fair enough most of his career has been as a contract programmer and he's done a lot of jobs but he's listed every single project he's worked on (as far as I can see) some of them only a couple of weeks long. My first thought was 'I can't be arsed to read all this'
I have a rule when CV's come in. If they are less than 3 pages, in the bin. If they are more than 8 Pages, in the bin. If they are not accompanied by a hand written letter (as required in advert), in the bin. If they are generic and not addressed to us, in the bin. It is not hard to get these things right, and we have such a small turnover in staff because we choose well. Anyone who cannot follow simple instructions is no use. (Also, bad handwriting or poor spelling...guess where!)
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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Just received a 16 page CV from a applicant - is it just me or is that way too much? fair enough most of his career has been as a contract programmer and he's done a lot of jobs but he's listed every single project he's worked on (as far as I can see) some of them only a couple of weeks long. My first thought was 'I can't be arsed to read all this'
Do you get the feeling that he would just talk and talk and talk .... about every little detail of every little bit of everything you asked him to do? :rolleyes:
Ali
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Just received a 16 page CV from a applicant - is it just me or is that way too much? fair enough most of his career has been as a contract programmer and he's done a lot of jobs but he's listed every single project he's worked on (as far as I can see) some of them only a couple of weeks long. My first thought was 'I can't be arsed to read all this'
OTOH it could just be BS filler text. I would go into the details of the most esoteric one :)
xacc.ide
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Just received a 16 page CV from a applicant - is it just me or is that way too much? fair enough most of his career has been as a contract programmer and he's done a lot of jobs but he's listed every single project he's worked on (as far as I can see) some of them only a couple of weeks long. My first thought was 'I can't be arsed to read all this'
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:omg: You don't set them a CCC at the interview do you?
Ali
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I have a rule when CV's come in. If they are less than 3 pages, in the bin. If they are more than 8 Pages, in the bin. If they are not accompanied by a hand written letter (as required in advert), in the bin. If they are generic and not addressed to us, in the bin. It is not hard to get these things right, and we have such a small turnover in staff because we choose well. Anyone who cannot follow simple instructions is no use. (Also, bad handwriting or poor spelling...guess where!)
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
:omg: You don't set them a CCC at the interview do you?
Ali
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Just received a 16 page CV from a applicant - is it just me or is that way too much? fair enough most of his career has been as a contract programmer and he's done a lot of jobs but he's listed every single project he's worked on (as far as I can see) some of them only a couple of weeks long. My first thought was 'I can't be arsed to read all this'
He should have sent you 2 CVs, one a 2 page summary and the 16 page beast. Some of us who have been contracting for a couple of decades have no problem filling 16 pages. The mans a thoughtless bugger so either get him to send a summary of give him the flick (do the right thing and let him know why).
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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OTOH it could just be BS filler text. I would go into the details of the most esoteric one :)
xacc.ide
IronScheme - 1.0 RC 1 - out now!
((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Edition -
I have a rule when CV's come in. If they are less than 3 pages, in the bin. If they are more than 8 Pages, in the bin. If they are not accompanied by a hand written letter (as required in advert), in the bin. If they are generic and not addressed to us, in the bin. It is not hard to get these things right, and we have such a small turnover in staff because we choose well. Anyone who cannot follow simple instructions is no use. (Also, bad handwriting or poor spelling...guess where!)
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
as required in advert
Do you mind terrible, unnecessary, Ammericanish, abbreviations of perfectly good words if hand written? You know how Chris feels about the word gotten? For some reason abbreviations of advertisement have the sane effect on me. So does invite as an abbreviation of invitation. "Did you get my invite?"
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I have a rule when CV's come in. If they are less than 3 pages, in the bin. If they are more than 8 Pages, in the bin. If they are not accompanied by a hand written letter (as required in advert), in the bin. If they are generic and not addressed to us, in the bin. It is not hard to get these things right, and we have such a small turnover in staff because we choose well. Anyone who cannot follow simple instructions is no use. (Also, bad handwriting or poor spelling...guess where!)
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
(Also, bad handwriting or poor spelling...guess where!)
I'd have to get the wife to write the cover letter and hope you didn't notice!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Just received a 16 page CV from a applicant - is it just me or is that way too much? fair enough most of his career has been as a contract programmer and he's done a lot of jobs but he's listed every single project he's worked on (as far as I can see) some of them only a couple of weeks long. My first thought was 'I can't be arsed to read all this'
I have similar problems, because I've worked on zillions of contracts in several different fields. What I do is use conditional text to only show the main items relevant to a contract I'm applying for, but how to do that is arcane knowledge, which very few are privy to (you need to beat the boss in the 17th level, and open a chest that's behind his throne). One thing you can be sure of, when receiving such a long CV (unless it's all huge blocks about a few jobs) is that the guy is flexible, and can easily adapt to your working processes. That's worth a lot, and can help avoid a lot of conflicts. People who have only done two or three jobs will likely require a lot more in-house training, and will try to insist on bringing in working processes or practices (or worse: technology) that, while they may have been perfect for a previous company, might not be good for yours.
CVS is perfect, and everything should be written in notepad!
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Do you get the feeling that he would just talk and talk and talk .... about every little detail of every little bit of everything you asked him to do? :rolleyes:
Ali
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:sigh: Oh no, what have I started?
Ali
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:omg: You don't set them a CCC at the interview do you?
Ali
Alison P wrote:
You don't set them a CCC at the interview do you?
Of course not! He bins all applications from people with brains, so there are no applicants left who can do them!
You've gotta eliminate any possible competition before the boss gets to meet them!
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:sigh: Oh no, what have I started?
Ali
YEs, you have all the qualifications and experience required and we are happy to offer you a senior position at £200,000 pa plus company car and benefits, all I require from you is to complete this fiendishly difficult crossword in less than 10 minutes.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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I have a rule when CV's come in. If they are less than 3 pages, in the bin. If they are more than 8 Pages, in the bin. If they are not accompanied by a hand written letter (as required in advert), in the bin. If they are generic and not addressed to us, in the bin. It is not hard to get these things right, and we have such a small turnover in staff because we choose well. Anyone who cannot follow simple instructions is no use. (Also, bad handwriting or poor spelling...guess where!)
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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Alison P wrote:
You don't set them a CCC at the interview do you?
Of course not! He bins all applications from people with brains, so there are no applicants left who can do them!
You've gotta eliminate any possible competition before the boss gets to meet them!
Mark Wallace wrote:
He bins all applications from people with brains
No, I bin the ones who cannot follow the simple instructions, like "Enclose Hand Written introductory letter".
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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I have a rule when CV's come in. If they are less than 3 pages, in the bin. If they are more than 8 Pages, in the bin. If they are not accompanied by a hand written letter (as required in advert), in the bin. If they are generic and not addressed to us, in the bin. It is not hard to get these things right, and we have such a small turnover in staff because we choose well. Anyone who cannot follow simple instructions is no use. (Also, bad handwriting or poor spelling...guess where!)
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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Just received a 16 page CV from a applicant - is it just me or is that way too much? fair enough most of his career has been as a contract programmer and he's done a lot of jobs but he's listed every single project he's worked on (as far as I can see) some of them only a couple of weeks long. My first thought was 'I can't be arsed to read all this'