Re: [PhillyOnRails] Resume advice

[Cassius Rosenthal <cassius@xmodulation.com>]

Ignore the following advice.

From one BA in Philosophy to another, I send a standard one-page 
OpenOffice-generated pdf listing my years working on each software 
platform, and a cover letter that reads as such:

<<-COVER_LETTER
To Whom it May Concern,

I have a degree in Philosophy.  Think about it.  I did.

Sincerely,
#{current_person.name}
COVER_LETTER

Use at your own risk, and give credit where due.
(^_^)


John-Scott Atlakson wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I've been working for a non-profit for the last couple of years, in 
> which time I've taught myself web development using RoR (of course), 
> but also Zope/Plone (not my choice) and Django. I'm now looking to 
> transition into the for-profit world so I have a fighting chance at 
> handling my impending student loan payments.
> I'm a bit embarrassed to say I've never put together a 'professional' 
> resume before and I'm unsure what's the expected way to present my 
> skills. Previous resumes were just simple single-page overviews of my 
> work history to indicate I wasn't a bum. But now I want to present 
> myself specifically as a web developer. Should I list each site I've 
> worked on and have bulleted highlights of what I did? Or is that TMI 
> for a resume? Or should that info be factored out into a 'portfolio' 
> (and what would a portfolio look like in contrast to a resume)?
> I don't have a CS or relevant degree (BA in philosophy, so lucrative), 
> so I'm probably aiming for a 'junior developer' territory to get my 
> foot in the door (just mentioning it if that should be a factor in how 
> I pitch things). Anyone willing to volunteer a resume for a guiding 
> example? I really get stumped when it comes time to toot my own horn, 
> but I need to get over that soon ;)
>
> Thanks,
> John-Scott
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