SPUG: Giving up on computer jobs & usefulness of placement fi rms

Rodney Doe doer at microen.com
Wed Aug 13 10:02:04 CDT 2003


Would it be useful to discuss those of us who provide input into the hiring
process have rejected candidates in the past?  What fatal errors have we
seen on résumés?  What went wrong with interviews?

I recall a particular perusal of a stack of applications, when a company
president and I encountered an application with a cover letter signed with
the pseudonym 'Boromir the Weird'.  The president saw the signature,
chuckled, and promptly dropped the application into the recycle basket
without even a glance at Boromir's esteemed qualifications.  While this is
an extreme case, perhaps the generation of a list of fatal flaws and
positive points might add some value.

I love to see:
- A one page résumé.  This indicates to me that the person can summarize
details and think abstractly.

I hate to see:
- Spelling errors.
- Grammatical errors.
- Five page résumés, crammed with acronyms and insignificant details.



Rodney B. Doe, P.E.
Senior Software Engineer
Micro Encoder Inc.
www.microen.com




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