Steve Yegge - Ten Tips for a (Slightly) Less Awful Resume
Steve Yegge, the blogger I had evaluated previously, created yet another well-written, relevant post, that as IST majors, I think would certainly be beneficial for all of us to read. In this blog entry, Steve details some common blunders that job applicants in the tech world make, including himself, and how to remedy these common errors.
As usual, Steve's style is casual, humorous, and easy to read, yet still maintains an expert stance and air of authority.
Steve is the man.
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Steve is truly the man. That is funny, helpful, totally true, and full of tips everyone in IST should read. I read through the whole thing and laughed, saying "yeah..that's so true.." Good find!
That's actually really interesting. He pointed out some things that I wouldn't have thought of, but I have to wonder if it's exactly the same for internships. Like the bit about "eager to learn," I wonder if the same rules apply, you know?
Resume writing seems to be a overly complicated art form. There is really no defined way to write a resume. As Steve points out, using common sense is a good rule of thumb. I just hope I can create a good resume to get an internship this summer.
I just finished my PSU 017 class and we had to do a resume and these tips are certainly a helpful addition to what we did in class. I'll probably be resubmitting my resume now.
That blog entry was truly hilarious. I'll admit, I started questioning whether I should read the entry once I saw the scroll bar look rather small, but once I started, I couldn't stop reading and laughing. This was a lot better help than that seminar class (shh don't tell anyone!), though I knew how to write a resume, there were a whole bunch of confused people. This entry should replace the whole "resume lecture" for the PSU freshman seminar!