Comment author:Relsqui
23 September 2010 06:00:15AM
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Would this be a good time to mention that I sell custom and pre-designed pinback buttons online? ;) Or, perhaps, that I'd be interested in doing some kind of skill trade for a better website for it? (I'd love to outright pay someone to do it, but I can't afford to. I'm able to do it myself, but I really don't want to.)
A topic I'd like to see addressed in this area is "how to make your resume/cover letter make you look like the badass you really are, but have no paperwork to prove." I have the opposite of your "typical nerd" problem--I'm really great at customer service and dealing with people*--but little to show for it. I have very little work experience and there's no particular career pattern in it. Plus, no degree.
I eventually got so sick of trying to find a job with the above for qualifications that I went back to school. But was I missing something? How could I have improved my chances?
*So if we start the LW co-op, I could do those bits. ;)
Comment author:bwalther
27 September 2010 03:46:25AM
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I'd be glad to write on your proposed topic:
"how to make your resume/cover letter make you look like the badass you really are, but have no paperwork to prove."
Qualifications:
I work in tech and frequently interview people.
I've previously helped friends and strangers (via a /r/favors post) helping people redesign their resumes.
I'm a freelance application security specialist and have to make myself look like I'm worth the $80 an hour.
My friend Bhavna is an Indian who is a US citizen, and many tech employers do not trust Indian applicants, as lying on a resume is prevalent among Indian placement firms. She was able to trade up from a 6 month gig (her only work experience) into a $80k a year project management job in the LA area (a very difficult place to find jobs).
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Would this be a good time to mention that I sell custom and pre-designed pinback buttons online? ;) Or, perhaps, that I'd be interested in doing some kind of skill trade for a better website for it? (I'd love to outright pay someone to do it, but I can't afford to. I'm able to do it myself, but I really don't want to.)
A topic I'd like to see addressed in this area is "how to make your resume/cover letter make you look like the badass you really are, but have no paperwork to prove." I have the opposite of your "typical nerd" problem--I'm really great at customer service and dealing with people*--but little to show for it. I have very little work experience and there's no particular career pattern in it. Plus, no degree.
I eventually got so sick of trying to find a job with the above for qualifications that I went back to school. But was I missing something? How could I have improved my chances?
*So if we start the LW co-op, I could do those bits. ;)
I'd be glad to write on your proposed topic:
Qualifications:
I work in tech and frequently interview people.
I've previously helped friends and strangers (via a /r/favors post) helping people redesign their resumes.
I'm a freelance application security specialist and have to make myself look like I'm worth the $80 an hour.
My friend Bhavna is an Indian who is a US citizen, and many tech employers do not trust Indian applicants, as lying on a resume is prevalent among Indian placement firms. She was able to trade up from a 6 month gig (her only work experience) into a $80k a year project management job in the LA area (a very difficult place to find jobs).