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My Question is can we place link of our codeproject profile in our resume, if yes then under which section?
theanil
Why, the BACON section, of course. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
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My Question is can we place link of our codeproject profile in our resume, if yes then under which section?
theanil
IMO... Unless you have written a wildly popular/successful article ( and maybe related to the position you want to apply for), it's not worth it.
Watched code never compiles.
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IMO... Unless you have written a wildly popular/successful article ( and maybe related to the position you want to apply for), it's not worth it.
Watched code never compiles.
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My Question is can we place link of our codeproject profile in our resume, if yes then under which section?
theanil
Yes, but don't.
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Yes, but don't.
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My Question is can we place link of our codeproject profile in our resume, if yes then under which section?
theanil
I would only do that if there's something in your activity here that's relevant to the position. This could be a specific article, for example. Or, if you're applying for job involving technical writing, and have highly rated articles, that fact might be relevant. Personally, most of my recent job prospects have involved .NET, whereas my articles here at Code Project do not. So, my membership here ends up being largely irrelevant to the jobs for which I apply, and I do not generally make mention of my Code Project membership. In fact, I think that if I did, the reaction might be negative (e.g. "this applicant is really a low-level systems programmer at heart and won't fit in here.") If I were to mention my Code Project membership in a Resume, though, I would put a link to my "Articles" page in the same section as my e-mail address. I would probably use TinyURL to compress the URL, and, depending on format, I might label it something like "Portfolio". Some employers will ask to see a code sample. This is becoming more and more rare, as hiring firms become more cognizant of intellectual property issues; but if asked for a code sample, I would probably direct the person making the request to my "Articles" page here. Even if I didn't, the code I would supply would almost certainly relate to one of my articles. I suggest some care, though. Keep in mind that all of your posts (technical and otherwise) are subject to examination. It might be bad to lose out on an opportunity because of a post that's humorous or political in nature. Then again, it might not be bad; if someone dislikes your politics or your sense of humor, they will likely figure this fact out eventually anyway. :)
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I would only do that if there's something in your activity here that's relevant to the position. This could be a specific article, for example. Or, if you're applying for job involving technical writing, and have highly rated articles, that fact might be relevant. Personally, most of my recent job prospects have involved .NET, whereas my articles here at Code Project do not. So, my membership here ends up being largely irrelevant to the jobs for which I apply, and I do not generally make mention of my Code Project membership. In fact, I think that if I did, the reaction might be negative (e.g. "this applicant is really a low-level systems programmer at heart and won't fit in here.") If I were to mention my Code Project membership in a Resume, though, I would put a link to my "Articles" page in the same section as my e-mail address. I would probably use TinyURL to compress the URL, and, depending on format, I might label it something like "Portfolio". Some employers will ask to see a code sample. This is becoming more and more rare, as hiring firms become more cognizant of intellectual property issues; but if asked for a code sample, I would probably direct the person making the request to my "Articles" page here. Even if I didn't, the code I would supply would almost certainly relate to one of my articles. I suggest some care, though. Keep in mind that all of your posts (technical and otherwise) are subject to examination. It might be bad to lose out on an opportunity because of a post that's humorous or political in nature. Then again, it might not be bad; if someone dislikes your politics or your sense of humor, they will likely figure this fact out eventually anyway. :)
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My Question is can we place link of our codeproject profile in our resume, if yes then under which section?
theanil
Yes, after all is your (or my) curriculum.
theanil wrote:
if yes then under which section?
'Interests', I guess ('other life' would also be appropriate but I don't know if it would be appreciated). :)
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My Question is can we place link of our codeproject profile in our resume, if yes then under which section?
theanil
My resume mentions that I'm a Code Project MVP and I have a link to my online developer portfolio, which has an articles section that has links to a few of my more representative artices on Code Project. Speaking of, I should really add my JavaScript article to that list.
Somebody in an online forum wrote:
INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.
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My Question is can we place link of our codeproject profile in our resume, if yes then under which section?
theanil
You certainly can do, if you think it is relevant for the job you're applying for. I included a section in mine for published articles, which included some of those that I've posted here as well as some I've had published in real paper magazines. However, I just checked your profile and you haven't written any articles, or even Tips & Tricks. I doubt that answers in the Q&A section are relevant or strong enough to be worth putting on there, and particularly if you have a job now it risks making you look like the sort of person who spends time on CodeProject instead of working! (This is a risk anyway, but if what can be found on there is high quality technical writing, it's more likely to be seen as a positive.) So, without knowing the details of your position or the job you're looking at, I would say: yes, you certainly can, but in your case I'd probably advise against it, because there's nothing of yours on CP that is likely to make you stand out, particularly if you have any other sort of publications or technical writing that you can reference from there. I'm not in a position to hire people so remember this is just my personal opinion and take it with a pinch of salt.
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My resume mentions that I'm a Code Project MVP and I have a link to my online developer portfolio, which has an articles section that has links to a few of my more representative artices on Code Project. Speaking of, I should really add my JavaScript article to that list.
Somebody in an online forum wrote:
INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.
Also, forgot to mention where I put that stuff. I put the URL to my online developer portfolio directly under my name at the top of my resume. I put the information about CPMVP under the "Education & Accomplishments" section at the bottom of the second (and last) page.
Somebody in an online forum wrote:
INTJs never really joke. They make a point. The joke is just a gift wrapper.
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Would you post picture of yourself being arrested for public drunkenness on facebook and then point your resume to them? If your profile had good answers to technical questions (note: not the same as a high reputation score) or a dozen or so excellent articles, and thus made you stand out from the crowd, then perhaps it would be worth including. Looking at your profile, it is bottom of the pile (sorry if it sounds brutal, but look at it with the hard eyes of an employer with two hundred other resumes to look at before lunch...) and not something that is going to make a potential employer sit up and go "Wow! Let's get this one in for interview!" - which is after all the point of a resume.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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My Question is can we place link of our codeproject profile in our resume, if yes then under which section?
theanil
Hell no! I don't want any prospective employer knowing what I do all day. :-D
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Hell no! I don't want any prospective employer knowing what I do all day. :-D
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
Then hurry up and get an alter ego. :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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Why, the BACON section, of course. :)
Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra] posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
That can only be done a few times because of the BACON Counter.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
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My Question is can we place link of our codeproject profile in our resume, if yes then under which section?
theanil
Doesn't make sense to me when your username isn't your real name. Either you stand for what you post, or you don't. :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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Doesn't make sense to me when your username isn't your real name. Either you stand for what you post, or you don't. :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Yeah, who would ever want to use their real name? pshh... :cool:
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My Question is can we place link of our codeproject profile in our resume, if yes then under which section?
theanil
Considering you don't have any articles, only a handful of answers to questions and no community awards, I wouldn't put it on your resume. The only things from this site that I put on mine are links to my articles, but only under "Interests". If you do eventually write some good articles, then you can include the links, but you should not rely on them to buy you any credit with a prospective employer.
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That can only be done a few times because of the BACON Counter.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
