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2007-07-26 22:02

Would You Hire Me?

Now that I've graduated from college and my summer of relaxing vacationing is coming to an end, it is time for me to start thinking about finding a "real" job, or an even scarier thought, starting a career. I can't stay in my service oriented part-time job forever (and I sure as hell don't want to), and if I don't soon apply all that I've learned in the past few years, I could find myself falling behind the curve. Naturally the first step is to have a top-notch resume bursting forth with exciting tidbits about my brilliance and amazing personal experiences with technology and programming - but sadly, I'm not extremely amazing when it comes to computer science, but I do know that I have great potential once I jump in and start learning in a real world environment. Unfortunately, potential isn't exactly equal to experience when it comes to writing a resume. Despite my lack of practical read world experience I believe I can say enough to show I do have potential, and hopefully distract from the fact that most of my programming experience has been in the classroom. All of the required pieces have been assembled, and I think my resume is ready to be sent out to future employers, but I wanted to give my blog readers a chance to critique my work first; so, from my resume,

"Education

I recently graduated from Colorado State University from the College of Natural Sciences, with a Bachelor of Science degree, major in Computer Science. The classes I completed in the computer science program included all of the following:

- Statistical Methods (ST 301)
- Matrices and Linear Equations (M 229)
- Calculus I and II (M 160, 161)
- Java Programming (CS 153)
- Discrete Structures (CS 166)
- Algorithms and Data Structures (CS 200)
- Problem Solving with C++ (CS 253)
- Computer Organization (CS 270)
- Foundations of Computer Science (CS 301)
- Software Development Methods (CS 314)
- System Architecture & Software (CS 370)
- Operating Systems and Networking (BD 350)
- Business Database Systems (BD 355)
- System Analysis and Design (BD 360)
- Database Systems (CS 430)
- Computer Networks/Internet (CS 457)
- Operating Systems (CS 451)
- Computer Architecture (CS 470)"

Another excerpt:

"Computer Experience

- Computers have been a natural hobby and an extension of my learning since early childhood.

- Before, and throughout my college career I have experienced and become proficient in using Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Linux, and Unix.

- I have programming experience in Java, C, C++, and PHP.

- I have cursory experience in Linux networking, and networking with Windows Server. I have extensive knowledge of home-based network administration, and I am familiar with computer networking in general.

- I have experience in web design and publication, including the use of basic HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL database creation and administration. I enjoy web programming and web design."

In addition to the above sections I have also included my current objectives, work history, some personal information, and personal references. So, do I sound professional enough? Is there anything I should change, or elaborate on? Would you call me for an interview? I would love to hear about other's experiences with the hiring process, resume building, etc. The next hurdle for me in the hiring process will be technical interviews - but I guess that's a post for another day. For now, wish me good luck.

- Kevin
Kevin (at) Upcsite (dot) Net

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