----------------------------------- Martin Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:08 pm Resume ----------------------------------- Hi. I need my resume critiqued. Please help. http://www.compsci.ca/martin/resume1.html Thanks in advance. ----------------------------------- Maverick Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:04 pm ----------------------------------- lol better then mine ----------------------------------- Paul Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:06 pm ----------------------------------- I dunno, the objective, make it fancier or something. I mean "Your company ever hired" lol ----------------------------------- Genesis Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:35 pm ----------------------------------- Is it necessary to have: Limited knowledge of Visual Basic. ----------------------------------- Martin Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:09 pm ----------------------------------- It's suprising. Everyone requires Visual Basic. So I put that I have limited knowledge of it. In other words, I can click and drag. ----------------------------------- Genesis Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:18 pm ----------------------------------- Couldn't you word it differently though. Like "Experience with VB." Not really specifying what your experience level is. It's not saying that you're good, but then again, it's not saying that you're bad. When you use the word "Limited" it makes you sound unkowledgeable. And nobody wants to hire unkowledgeable people. :wink: ----------------------------------- Dan Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:40 pm ----------------------------------- Co-founder eh? Helped build eh? 60000 eh? :think: ----------------------------------- Maverick Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:43 pm ----------------------------------- if u wanna be a computer engineer then VB is a must. You dont even really need to know C or assembly. ----------------------------------- Dan Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:53 pm ----------------------------------- if u wanna be a computer engineer then VB is a must. You dont even really need to know C or assembly. witch seems wrong on some many levels to me. ----------------------------------- Martin Wed Sep 22, 2004 5:50 pm ----------------------------------- I helped build is a very general term. 60 000 is a rough estimate. And if you look at the SWAT picture, I'm on it ;) ----------------------------------- Dan Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:10 pm ----------------------------------- I helped build is a very general term. 60 000 is a rough estimate. And if you look at the SWAT picture, I'm on it ;) I am not the one u got to convice :P Tho, you whould think an "admin" whould be helping to build the site....may be by writing some tutorals and stuff along thos lines *wink* *wink* ----------------------------------- Martin Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:24 pm ----------------------------------- Make a math section and I promise you a tutorial a week. I'll make some Java tutorials, once I learn Java. ----------------------------------- Maverick Wed Sep 22, 2004 8:07 pm ----------------------------------- if u wanna be a computer engineer then VB is a must. You dont even really need to know C or assembly. witch seems wrong on some many levels to me. Ya i agree, but thats life. Good thing VB is ther only thing im good at ----------------------------------- templest Thu Sep 23, 2004 4:20 pm ----------------------------------- To be one of the most productive co-op students that your company has ever hired. You mean "student"? Aside from the slight spelling mistake... Er, that seems to be a little... extravagant? "To be as productive a co-op student as possible" perhaps? You could re-word it differently; you know what I mean. ----------------------------------- Mazer Thu Sep 23, 2004 4:45 pm ----------------------------------- I think I like the way he has it better. He's not saying that he wants to be the best, so it's not like he's making really big claims that are impossible to live up to. And "as best as possible", IMHO, sounds less ambitious. ----------------------------------- McKenzie Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:12 pm ----------------------------------- 1. Objective. Sounds cocky/unrealistic. Talk about making a contibution to their company. It is common to change your objective based on the company you are aplying to. 2. Everyone else was right. "Limited Knowledge" is weak. Working knowledge, Experience, Fundamental ... 3. In depth ... hmm ... Extensive knowledge of C++ ... 4. Is volunteer service a skill ??? 5. I'm not sure that I would include actual classes taken. 6. I would drop the space before your point form list for your work experience. 7. Maintained the school's Local Area Network. If the person is only skimming (happens far to often) it's obvious which school. 8. Volunteer Activities. Winter Art in the Park Underprivileged Children's Christmas Party If your not from Windsor you'll have no clue about these. 9. Designed and assembled computers for friends from componants ordered over the internet. for friends - ??? doesn't sit right with me. Maybe just say how many componants -> components ----------------------------------- Andy Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:33 pm ----------------------------------- heh.. hell just come back to massey and get mickey to rewrite the whole thing for ur martin ----------------------------------- Martin Sat Sep 25, 2004 4:00 pm ----------------------------------- Thanks for the advice. As for the objective, I put it in there as a joke, and then I couldn't think of anything better to put.