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On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Barry Baldwin <barry -dot- baldwin -at- gmail -dot- com>
wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Thanks very much to everyone who reviewed my resume and offered feedback. I
> made several changes based on everyone's suggestions, and posted it to
> dice.com . The next day, I got three phone calls offering contract
> positions. In my current situation, a contract position is impossible, but
> still, it was promising. Two days after posting, I got a call from a
> recruiter with a full time position. I've gotten a few other phone calls
> since then with less promising leads. But that is a lot more attention than
> I was getting before. Very positive changes, and a great learning
> experience.
>
> It was interesting seeing what got a reader reaction and what did not. For
> example, most readers disliked the paragraph format that I used to describe
> my previous experience, even though I based that format on the seeming
> sound
> advice from "The Elements of Resume Style" that bullets are slower to scan
> because the eyes have to return to beginning of the line for every new
> thought. Some suggested a Summary at the beginning, others suggested diving
> straight into Work Experience.
>
> I'm going to put together some kind of analysis of everyone's feedback to
> offer some kind of consensus. Since tech writers are the written
> communication professionals, there is a lot of good insight to be taken
> from
> all this. I'll post to the list when I've had a chance to put together a
> good summary of everyone's comments.
>
> Again, thanks to every who offered their feedback, and I will share the
> results shortly.
> --
> Barry Baldwin
>
> Blog:
> www.barrybaldwin.net
> LinkedIn:
>http://www.linkedin.com/in/barrybaldwin
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