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  • J Joe Woodbury

    I like it, just not so prominently. Knowing someone can document code is nice to know. How about mentioning it as part of your Lead Android Engineer "job"? That would give it some context, but not make it a primary objective.

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    hairy_hats
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    All of us can document code. Whether we do is another matter.

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    • S Stephen Dycus

      Please be nice ; ; Resume[^] Please note that it scales better on paper, I'm more looking for judgment on the content. Also on the real one my full address and phone number are in the top right. EDIT: Removed Objective

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      Aside from all the great replies you received, each one from very talented programmers, I would take what you can get at first, especially in today's job market. Build up at least 5 year's experience and then look to move up in your profession, if need be. You are going to have to toughen up. I say that in a "nice" way. The real world in brutal and will eat you alive if you let it. I may seem like a jerk to you, I can be, but I don't say things to just be mean spirited. I believe that sugar coating something is more detrimental than telling it like it really is. Good luck.

      "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
      "No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012)

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      • S Stephen Dycus

        Please be nice ; ; Resume[^] Please note that it scales better on paper, I'm more looking for judgment on the content. Also on the real one my full address and phone number are in the top right. EDIT: Removed Objective

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        Others have given you good advice, so I'll just add a couple that have been missed. Check your dates - you really didn't do anything in August 208; things like this get you onto the reject pile. When you talk about the tutor having you teach a course because of how advanced you are, that just sounds arrogant. Soften it. Others have talked about the order of things, but I want to mention your timeline. As you have items that overlap, you need to make sure there's an order to them.

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        • S Stephen Dycus

          Please be nice ; ; Resume[^] Please note that it scales better on paper, I'm more looking for judgment on the content. Also on the real one my full address and phone number are in the top right. EDIT: Removed Objective

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          Search for 208, that should be 2008. Unless you have a looooot of experience.

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          • P PaulPrice

            Joe Woodbury wrote:

            On the other hand, I've discovered I have a hard time trusting people who haven't changed jobs at all

            May I ask why? I have had the same employer for 10 years (3 as a support / Implementation, 7 as dev) so this kind of thinking would obvioulsy affect me. Cheers

            Just racking up the postings

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            Joe Woodbury
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            In general, I've found that engineers who've worked at only one place tend to be less flexible in looking for solutions. This is especially a problem with a long timer at their first job. Almost without exception, their code is the hardest to understand and maintain; among other things, they've adjusted to and accept the bad parts of the code. They also very much tend to underestimate how long it will take someone else to get up to speed with the code, even if pristine--they know it and the technology so well. To be clear; this is a tendency which makes we wary. On the other hand, it's rare enough that I'm struggling to remember the last time I encountered it with someone I was interviewing (for the obvious reason that such people don't change jobs!)

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            • H hairy_hats

              All of us can document code. Whether we do is another matter.

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              Joe Woodbury
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              viaducting wrote:

              All of us can document code. Whether we do is another matter.

              I respectfully disagree. An astonishing number of engineers can't write, let alone write API documentation.

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              • H hairy_hats

                Not sure why the dates of your Pre-CS Transfer course are after your CS Major.

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                Stephen Dycus
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                Decided to go to a four year university, only 2 courses transferred so I came in as a freshman. I didn't do well and flunked out. So now I'm getting a transfer degree so that I don't waste money before going back to a four year.

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                • S Slacker007

                  Aside from all the great replies you received, each one from very talented programmers, I would take what you can get at first, especially in today's job market. Build up at least 5 year's experience and then look to move up in your profession, if need be. You are going to have to toughen up. I say that in a "nice" way. The real world in brutal and will eat you alive if you let it. I may seem like a jerk to you, I can be, but I don't say things to just be mean spirited. I believe that sugar coating something is more detrimental than telling it like it really is. Good luck.

                  "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
                  "No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011) "But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012)

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                  Stephen Dycus
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                  In my last thread you seemed a bit jerkish but this response isn't. No worries. ^^

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                  • J Joe Woodbury

                    viaducting wrote:

                    All of us can document code. Whether we do is another matter.

                    I respectfully disagree. An astonishing number of engineers can't write, let alone write API documentation.

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                    I didn't say it would be done well!

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                    • W wizardzz

                      Search for 208, that should be 2008. Unless you have a looooot of experience.

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                      Engineer Analyst Roman Army 208 I helped analyze Hadrian's Wall under the direct supervision of Emperor Septimius Severus. Due to my work, we breached the wall and won victory of the Caledonians.

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