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Re:CV of Failures [pdf] by nxzero on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @11:00PM (#11586321)
How does Umbrella compare to EFF's SSD content: https://ssd.eff.org/en

(And yeah, likely have more rejections, but I automated generating custom resumes, submissions, etc. for some research on how resumes work.)

Re:CV of Failures [pdf] by secfirstmd on Thursday April 28, 2016 @01:02AM (#11586639)
Clever idea to automate the process!

Umbrella actually uses some of the awesome EFF SSD content for some of our digital security stuff. Clearly we've broken a lot of stuff down to make it work in an app. Probably the major big difference is that Umbrella has a huge amount of stuff on physical and operational security. Along with psychosocial issues like dealing with PTSD in the field.

Our content (like EFF SSD) is CC so available here: https://github.com/securityfirst/Umbrella_content

Re:CV of Failures [pdf] by emilburzo on Thursday April 28, 2016 @02:19AM (#11586837)
Any particular findings you'd like to share?

I'm directly interested as I'm putting together my first resume.

Re:CV of Failures [pdf] by nxzero on Thursday April 28, 2016 @06:09AM (#11587637)
Every applicant and receiver is different.

Point of a resume is to get an invite for an interview.

Generally speaking that you'll get/create the most value by knowing as much as possible about the job, company, staff, etc. - and if possible speaking with the hiring manager before providing a resume; it's rare that a company won't want a resume at all. By delaying handing over a resume though, you have the most opportunity to match it to their expectations.

Main key is to realize how important your first jobs are to your future success and put a lot of effort into finding the best opportunities possible.

Good luck!