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Re:Rip Your Resume in Half and Other Things You Won't Hear f... by baldfat on Friday December 08, 2017 @12:59PM (#15880524)
I am working off my CV I had professional done a few years ago. Maybe I need to put some money into someone else doing it for me again.
Re:Rip Your Resume in Half and Other Things You Won't Hear f... by DavidWoof on Friday December 08, 2017 @02:28PM (#15881249)
I'm pretty ignorant of your field, so it's hard to say. As an example of my ignorance, I'm honestly surprised you could even find 40 places in a small city to apply for an uncertified Stem Lab Coach job.

In terms of resumes and job search, though, software development is completely unlike every other field. I don't think anybody's advice here on "here's how my resume of 15 years of c++ is arranged" is going to help you at all. It's a completely different world.

People complain about ageism in tech, but I suspect programming is actually one of the least ageist fields out there due to its underlying meritocratic nature.

Re:Rip Your Resume in Half and Other Things You Won't Hear f... by cr0sh on Friday December 08, 2017 @11:57PM (#15884374)
> People complain about ageism in tech, but I suspect programming is actually one of the least ageist fields out there due to its underlying meritocratic nature.

I'm turning 45 years old next year; I've been employed as a software engineer since I was 18.

I've never had a problem getting a new job, whether by choice or because I had to due to a layoff or other scale back by a company. Part of the reason, I believe, is because I am always looking and working to improve my skills (my latest efforts have been in AI/ML and self-driving vehicle technology). I don't want to stagnate or otherwise get stuck in a rut, so to speak.

That doesn't mean I don't worry, but I think I may be ok as long as I'm not trying to drop into an SV startup/unicorn or one of the "big players" like Facebook or Google, that tend to hire younger players. That doesn't mean I'd turn down the chance interview at such a place, but I'm not looking in that direction (plus, I'm pretty rooted here in the Phoenix area).

Re:Rip Your Resume in Half and Other Things You Won't Hear f... by fecak on Friday December 08, 2017 @03:03PM (#15881534)
Resume writer here. I'll take a look at it for free to see if the resume is an issue. Many resume writers are just writers that learned resume writing was a way to get paid if they couldn't get published, so quality varies. I have 20 years of experience in recruiting for startups, so I understand your audience quite well.

Contact info is in the profile.

Re:Rip Your Resume in Half and Other Things You Won't Hear f... by Tehnix on Friday December 08, 2017 @02:29PM (#15881255)
Getting your CV done? I'd say do it yourself. E.g. if you know LaTeX there are a lot of templates to get you started on ShareLaTeX for example.

Having just done my CV, I couldn't imagine paying someone for it - it's deeply linked to my personality and my own experiences.