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Nina had this to say about Tron:
it's the economy's faultthe economy is too expensive
He must be taking walks on toll roads.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
Make Deposits (Sitelink and MSTC) --> Make deposits (Sitelink and MSTC)
Maintain Computer and hard copy customer files --> Maintain computer and hard copy customer files
As for the objective, leave that blank until you apply for a specific job and highly overstate what you can do for the company rather than what they will do for you
Change your experience from bullet lists into something readable. Here's my own example.
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During my employment with Regal Entertainment Group I was responsible for the day to day activities and bullshit that encapsulates all middle-management positions. I often spent great deals of time simply staring at security monitors and audit logs to find concrete reasons to fire my nonperforming - or, in some cases, thieving - employees. To my credit I have terminated four employees in the past two weeks, three for theft and one for dereliction of duty (I shit you not, it is in our management manual). My skills with paperwork and red tape dancing were honed through the monumental piles of bullshit that must be shuffled with each successful termination.
I would rather read two or three paragraphs about the most important part of someone's employment history than glaze over a bullet list and try to figure out if any of it is relevant to the position I'm trying to fill.
How old are you?
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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Greenlit had this to say about Duck Tales:
Also you've only ever worked one job? Seriously?How old are you?
I've had, officially, two others that lasted a couple months each (they're on my original resume) but it was recommended that those be removed due to how little time I spent in them. There's another I had in for a couple months in high school but it was under the table and, like the others, lasted only a couple months. I might add that the most recent of these was more than five years ago.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
Read through the descriptions and restate those that apply to you. Use specifics where possible. Personalize it. Look at sample resumes (I assume your career center has some available) for ideas.
Your objective is selfish. It's a tight job market. I want to know what you can contribute to the success of my company, not what I can do for you. Reframe your objective in that context.
Learn to write better. If you haven't already done so, take a business communications course.
"Guys, I need to socialize! Post some suggestions!"
"FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU, I CAN'T DO THAT, STOP SUGGESTING THAT, I WON'T DO THAT."
"What?! How dare you say I won't do that! You people are so stupid/presumptuous/irrational."
It's like you can't just be satisfied with blaming the economy/your life/your car for why you're a loser, you want to blame people for calling you on it.
But hey, have fun trying to impress everyone with your HUGE vocabulary. Maybe a girl will see it this time, titter titter.
Here's an older version of what mine looked like a year and a half ago. I was mostly messing with it when I was considering switching schools this past holiday season, but never messed with it much beyond that.
http://www.mrmoose.us/resume_example.doc
Yes, I know it isn't perfect. But it is just yet another example to look at. Under the Honors, awards etc section, those are mostly listed because it was a school-related resume. Had it been some other workplace, those probably would not have been listed.
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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Greenlit wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
Also you've only ever worked one job? Seriously?How old are you?
I've only worked ever worked two jobs. I worked my first job for 2 years and I've been at my current job since August of last year. I'm only 19 though, does that make me a bad person? 
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Mr. Parcelan said this about your mom:
Man, you manage to take annoying to a whole new level."Guys, I need to socialize! Post some suggestions!"
"FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU, I CAN'T DO THAT, STOP SUGGESTING THAT, I WON'T DO THAT."
"What?! How dare you say I won't do that! You people are so stupid/presumptuous/irrational."
It's like you can't just be satisfied with blaming the economy/your life/your car for why you're a loser, you want to blame people for calling you on it.
But hey, have fun trying to impress everyone with your HUGE vocabulary. Maybe a girl will see it this time, titter titter.
You know, this is really fucking pissing me off. In the original goddamned post, I stated the following: 1) I have no income, 2)My lack of income means that real world social activities are out of my reach until I get an income again, and 3) I would like to explore internet-based social options knowing that they won't solve my social problems and they can be stepping stones into real world social activity. As of this point in the thread, only three people have offered answers to what I asked.
I'm going to have to venture a guess at what the vast majority of the other posters read and answered; it seems to me you guys read "I want to change my social life, how should I do it?" and responded accordingly. Some offered reasonable, friendly responses and some offered acidic, offensive ones, all of which I declined because, as I said to begin with, I don't have the resources to pursue them right now.
Somewhere along the line, a couple dumbass pricks like you chimed in with suggestions that I must be making excuses, be mentally impaired, or that I must be just plain useless. I want to know where the fuck you get the justification for this bullshit. You are literally bitching because I declined suggestions that I said to begin with are outside my means. You continue to bitch even after I've said I've got plans to pursue those very ideas when I do have some means. Hell, you're even bitching after folks have started offering some help getting my resume sorted out so I can get a goddamned job and pursue your ideas! What the fuck do you want from me?!
I could understand your bitching if I was like my friend Ben's brother. He's 24, like me, and has never held a job. He lives at home, pays no rent, and has gone as far as using money from a trust fund his grandfather set up for him to pay for his WoW habit. Fucking hell, I've only been unemployed for a month and a half and I'm actively pursuing a better lifestyle through job training; to boot, this comes after five damned years of holding down a steady job. No, it wasn't anything amazing and I did manage to fail utterly at college but I have by no means been any kind of drain on society. If you want to bitch at me, do it for real reasons, not because I rejected suggestions that had nothing to do with what I asked in the first place. Damnati fucked around with this message on 11-20-2008 at 03:29 PM.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
Fuck the internet.
I should point out that my original resume is something I just sort of threw together in a template my mom suggested (my copy of Office isn't legit so I can't get templates from Microsoft) and the second one is generated based on the original resume by the job-placement counselor at my school. Thus far, they have a 100% success rate for their graduates but I see the points made in this thread and I mean to make use of them somehow. I'll post a revised resume when I've gone through all the ideas offered and tried to integrate them. Damnati fucked around with this message on 11-20-2008 at 03:50 PM.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
But during the holiday season we only have two hiring criteria:
1: Fluent English
2: A pulse
So use references at your own discretion.
btw Damnati 13 miles from La Jolla, CA and I almost guarantee they're hiring
shit i can make a phone call and find out for you
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Check out the big brain on Greenlit!
My company doesn't give a shit about references on your resume, but we require references on the actual job application, which you have to fill out anyway if we like the resume.But during the holiday season we only have two hiring criteria:
1: Fluent English
2: A pulseSo use references at your own discretion.
btw Damnati 13 miles from La Jolla, CA and I almost guarantee they're hiring
shit i can make a phone call and find out for you
It's about the same distance from where I live. I'll toss an app their way but I'm going to try to find something closer.
Edit: perhaps this will clarify where I live a bit better. Damnati fucked around with this message on 11-20-2008 at 05:25 PM.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
Edit: Nevermind, it's in the EDD's faq. Damnati fucked around with this message on 11-20-2008 at 06:12 PM.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
you have some fuckin' training at rationalizing shit i'll give you that broham
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a big ass goku had this to say about Optimus Prime:
you managed to steer this conversation from how to identify and make progress on the actual issues to how to get a job?you have some fuckin' training at rationalizing shit i'll give you that broham
lolwut
There was never a need to identify problems or advise on how to make progress. The problem is a catastrophic lack of experience dating back as far the fourth grade and the solution is to get a job and get the fuck out of the house. Hell, it was Delid that steered the conversation into resume tweaking.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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Damnati has a secret obsession with Richard Simmons, as evidenced by...
lolwutThere was never a need to identify problems or advise on how to make progress. The problem is a catastrophic lack of experience dating back as far the fourth grade and the solution is to get a job and get the fuck out of the house. Hell, it was Delid that steered the conversation into resume tweaking.
HEH
You have come off many a time an all knowing asshole, not just to people here on EC, but IRL. Even though it's on some really archaic knowledge, it is way too aloof for most people. This aloofness also spreads out and people can sense this as well, just like desperation. Speaking to the fact on lack of money.... Stop being a twit and use mass transit. for the price of 2 fill-ups a month, you get to use the FULL transit system minus the Coaster. I live in Alpine, My fiancée is in PL, She uses Mass transit to come up and see me while she can still go to work and school. Mass transit IS YOUR FRIEND.
Internet socializing is OK, but usually ends up in overall disappointment unless you are willing to pay for it.
Speaking now about Jobs, buck up and go sell your soul to the government. Go apply for one of the many government agencies that are local. your tech skills may help you out in getting some better, but still bottom of the ladder positions.
Moreover to everyone, if you don't have some sort of trade skill outside of your planned career path, I suggest you get one. It can be very useful to have these extra skills, not only for home ownership, but for the day when you NEED to find a job. As long as you have a trade of some sort, there will almost always be a need for it by someone.
Dam, seeing as you are working in the electronic tech area, consider adding training in electrical systems. This can open up more possibilities for you when you are looking for a job.
After going over the various suggestions, this is what I came up with. I was having trouble coming up with a good descriptive paragraph for my work at Security U-Store; is what I have there a good rough draft or should I invest some more time in producing an actual paragraph? Would it be a good idea to add in a skills section? All I really have to put there is familiarity with Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Photoshop, and some Dreamweaver.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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Razor had this to say about (_|_):
Dam, from your first post.....You have come off many a time an all knowing asshole, not just to people here on EC, but IRL. Even though it's on some really archaic knowledge, it is way too aloof for most people. This aloofness also spreads out and people can sense this as well, just like desperation. Speaking to the fact on lack of money.... Stop being a twit and use mass transit. for the price of 2 fill-ups a month, you get to use the FULL transit system minus the Coaster. I live in Alpine, My fiancée is in PL, She uses Mass transit to come up and see me while she can still go to work and school. Mass transit IS YOUR FRIEND.
Internet socializing is OK, but usually ends up in overall disappointment unless you are willing to pay for it.
Speaking now about Jobs, buck up and go sell your soul to the government. Go apply for one of the many government agencies that are local. your tech skills may help you out in getting some better, but still bottom of the ladder positions.
Moreover to everyone, if you don't have some sort of trade skill outside of your planned career path, I suggest you get one. It can be very useful to have these extra skills, not only for home ownership, but for the day when you NEED to find a job. As long as you have a trade of some sort, there will almost always be a need for it by someone.
Dam, seeing as you are working in the electronic tech area, consider adding training in electrical systems. This can open up more possibilities for you when you are looking for a job.
Are you on permanent dialysis yet
Because I'd pull the plug on that bitch if I had the opportunity
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Damnati painfully thought these words up:
You know, this is really fucking pissing me off. In the original goddamned post, I stated the following: 1) I have no income, 2)My lack of income means that real world social activities are out of my reach until I get an income again, and 3) I would like to explore internet-based social options knowing that they won't solve my social problems and they can be stepping stones into real world social activity. As of this point in the thread, only three people have offered answers to what I asked.I'm going to have to venture a guess at what the vast majority of the other posters read and answered; it seems to me you guys read "I want to change my social life, how should I do it?" and responded accordingly. Some offered reasonable, friendly responses and some offered acidic, offensive ones, all of which I declined because, as I said to begin with, I don't have the resources to pursue them right now.
Somewhere along the line, a couple dumbass pricks like you chimed in with suggestions that I must be making excuses, be mentally impaired, or that I must be just plain useless. I want to know where the fuck you get the justification for this bullshit. You are literally bitching because I declined suggestions that I said to begin with are outside my means. You continue to bitch even after I've said I've got plans to pursue those very ideas when I do have some means. Hell, you're even bitching after folks have started offering some help getting my resume sorted out so I can get a goddamned job and pursue your ideas! What the fuck do you want from me?!
I could understand your bitching if I was like my friend Ben's brother. He's 24, like me, and has never held a job. He lives at home, pays no rent, and has gone as far as using money from a trust fund his grandfather set up for him to pay for his WoW habit. Fucking hell, I've only been unemployed for a month and a half and I'm actively pursuing a better lifestyle through job training; to boot, this comes after five damned years of holding down a steady job. No, it wasn't anything amazing and I did manage to fail utterly at college but I have by no means been any kind of drain on society. If you want to bitch at me, do it for real reasons, not because I rejected suggestions that had nothing to do with what I asked in the first place.
Wait a second here. You registered in 2004 and have made thousands of posts. Don't think for a second that anyone buys that you didn't see the "dumbass prick" posts coming. Welcome to Evercrest, land of assholes. If you give people an opening to laugh at your expense they're going to take it, and you knew that before you posted.
Stop acting so persecuted.
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And I was all like 'Oh yeah?' and Damnati was all like:
Revised resume.After going over the various suggestions, this is what I came up with. I was having trouble coming up with a good descriptive paragraph for my work at Security U-Store; is what I have there a good rough draft or should I invest some more time in producing an actual paragraph? Would it be a good idea to add in a skills section? All I really have to put there is familiarity with Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Photoshop, and some Dreamweaver.
Much better job descriptions! Let it sit for a couple of days without looking at it and go back and reread the descriptions and make sure you understand what you said. Some are still a little messy (and I reiterate my recommendation for a business communications course here) but a little finessing will do you good.
As far as a skills section, I believe current conventional wisdom is to include it. However, find a better term for "familiarity." I am familiar with Alice, Ruby, and Perl. But I've never actually used them to produce anything. "Familiar" is a weak term.
One of the other staff members at my school took my revised resumed, reformatted it, and tweaked it a bit. She said it was better at the level of work I'm applying for to stick with short, concise bullets as descriptive paragraphs are more for management positions. Does this looks like something apt to get me an interview?
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
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In a disastrous attempt to be funny and clever, Damnati wrote:
FinalOne of the other staff members at my school took my revised resumed, reformatted it, and tweaked it a bit. She said it was better at the level of work I'm applying for to stick with short, concise bullets as descriptive paragraphs are more for management positions. Does this looks like something apt to get me an interview?
who cares youre gonna get fired because you stopped dealing with the "im a delusional moron" problem and transferred the whole thing onto the "i dont have a job" problem
