You know, I just... I woke up, and I looked in the mirror, and I thought, hey, what's with all the sin? I need to change. I'm... I'm dirty. I'm, I'm bad with the... sex and the envy and that, that loud music us kids listen to nowadays.

Buffy ,'Lessons'


Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Connie Neil - Oct 27, 2014 1:37:13 pm PDT #9034 of 30000
brillig

Not at this hour. I poked around the explanatory section and found some guidance. Now I need to track down my resume and get dates for old jobs. It's been years since I've filled out one of these, it's nervewracking.


Strix - Oct 27, 2014 1:41:54 pm PDT #9035 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

The bat's are flying out of the belfry somewhere, Jilli! Go for it!

In addition to the awesome Cosmo news, the kitty I picked up last night, thinking it was Cosmo turned out to indeed have a microchip and CosmoNot (who is really Bella) is happily reunited with HER owner, a nice lady who was very happy to see HER kitty.

I feel like I've been smoking the world's most excellent happy weed all day long. I'm so blissed out.


Jesse - Oct 27, 2014 1:48:58 pm PDT #9036 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Is the Summary a general listing of my skills, and specific skills tailored to the job?

I'd do more of a paragraph in Summary ("a seasoned XX professional with background in ABC kinds of things") and more bullets in Specific Skills.


§ ita § - Oct 27, 2014 1:49:12 pm PDT #9037 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Walking Dead Actress involved in busting sex slave order: [link]


Strix - Oct 27, 2014 1:54:32 pm PDT #9038 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Jesse's right about the resume, Connie.

Wow, Laurie Holden! That's pretty fucking awesome!


Connie Neil - Oct 27, 2014 1:56:30 pm PDT #9039 of 30000
brillig

Is it still resume fashion to do things in sentence fragments "seasoned technical support professional", or is it "I am a seasoned technical support professional"? Stupid, changeable, possibly-career-gutting nitpicky details.


Jesse - Oct 27, 2014 1:58:14 pm PDT #9040 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I feel like I've heard somewhere that The Kids Today might put full sentences in the description of each position, but I wouldn't. Even in the summary, I wouldn't start with "I am," but it wouldn't hurt. Neither thing would really hurt, probably.


Jesse - Oct 27, 2014 1:59:57 pm PDT #9041 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You might find some tips at Ask A Manager, too: [link]


Strix - Oct 27, 2014 2:01:43 pm PDT #9042 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Fragments. Don't use "I" in a resume; Try to begin frags with verbs if possible -- Developed, beta-tested and maintained 3 databases for HooHa Management Functions -- and try to be specific: 15+ years of advanced quantum fuckery. "Proficient in Word, Excel, Blah, Whatsit, Nonsuch and Blerglehorf" instead of "Computer literate."


Connie Neil - Oct 27, 2014 2:03:45 pm PDT #9043 of 30000
brillig

I'm getting the idea that I should put in the tech support related things and save the "what did you do in this gap?" for a possible interview. Especially when filling in an online resume.