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How not to apply for a job

How not to apply for a job 09/24/2004 05:42 PM

Say you’re a developer who’s in the market for a job. You come across a job listing, perhaps something like the one I recently posted. It’s a job you’re interested in and you send in your resume. Here’s what not to do.

A cover letter is not just a standard part of your resume. A cover letter is designed to highlight the parts of your experience that are specific to the job to which you are applying. It’s supposed to be the thing I see first and should draw me in, making me want to get the details from your resume. Don’t stick your cover letter in an attachment and your resume in another attachment or your cover letter might not get seen. It’s certainly not doing its job, hidden in an attachment like that. If you are sending a resume by email, your cover letter belongs in the body of your email.

You need to proofread your cover letter carefully. This is my first introduction to you. This is your chance to impress me. If you have sloppy spelling, capitalization, and spelling in your cover letter I’ll expect that your code as the same sort of problems. I’m not looking for Pulitzer-prize-winning stuff here, but most kids learn in first grade to capitalize proper nouns and the beginnings of sentences.

Your resume should tell me what languages you know, what technologies you have experience with, and how you’ve applied that experience. Unless you’re applying for a job as a secretary, you don’t need to tell me you’re proficient at MS Word — if you’re a software developer, I assume you’re familiar enough the basic workings of a word processor to use it to open a document and read a spec. Do tell me what sort of systems you’ve built and what challenges you overcame while building them. Do tell me how you applied your knowledge of efficient database operation to decrease server load by 30%.

When I look at your resume I should get a sense of what size projects you’ve worked on. If you’ve worked with an internationally-known company, then I immediately understand you’ve had exposure to larger projects. If all of your experience was at no-name companies in North Dakota, then you need to tell me that the project you worked on had 15 developers and an annual budget of 3 million dollars. Otherwise I’m likely to think your prior experience was building simple ASP front ends to little Access databases.

And finally, follow the directions for applying for the job. If I went to the trouble of describing how you should apply, there’s probably a good reason for it. If I ask for a plain-text resume, don’t send a Word document or a link to your resume on your Web site. If I ask for a code sample, include it. If you can’t follow those simple directions, how can I expect that you’ll be able to follow a spec?

I don’t even look at those emails I get with Word attachments, no code samples, no information about availability or your location. I simply file them away in case I ever have a need to hire a developer that doesn’t know how to follow directions.

You'll never have to apply makeup again

You'll never have to apply makeup again 07/01/2004 05:16 PM
Permanent Makeup. Look like yourself, only better!

Many of Nancy Ruth's clients are tired of applying eyebrow pencil day after day. Or they don't want their eyeliner to smear every time they cry at a movie or rub their eyes.

How Many Colleges Should You Apply To?

How Many Colleges Should You Apply To? 09/20/2004 10:45 AM
The more, the merrier -- within reason, of course.

When standards don't apply

When standards don't apply 06/29/2004 07:32 AM
A growing roster of de facto standards is testing the need for bureaucratic agencies and design-by-committee technologies.

Recreation, apply as a guide

Recreation, apply as a guide 05/20/2004 07:11 PM
Zongoo!com,United States-1 hour agoEither way, I decided to take things into my own hands. I logged onto AOL, typed in google and searched for interracial dating in NYC. ...

None of which Could *Possibly* Apply to
Libraries, Too

None of which Could *Possibly* Apply to
Libraries, Too 06/09/2004 06:58 PM
The Internet Search on Mobile Race

"IDC analyst Mr Keith Wayras expects 30 million people, or 17 per cent of US mobile subscribers, to use the web on phones in 2006,while currently in Japan about 44.8 million people, or 58 per cent of internet users, access the web on their mobile phones.Internet access will be available on most of the approx 600 million mobile phones expected to be sold worldwide this year.While it is already possible to run a Google search on phones, it is not always easy with websites built for desktop computers and not small-screened devices.This article says that "Google itself said in April that if it doesn't launch products that improve Web searches on handheld devices, it will fail to win a significant share of an increasingly important part of the online market."The article goes on to analyse Microsoft,Yahoo and AOL's moves in the internet search on mobile race.
Google could change the wireless internet" [Smart Mobs]

Only Stable Newcomers Need Apply

Only Stable Newcomers Need Apply 12/06/2003 07:55 PM
And heading into 2004, the buzz is already building for the possible offering by popular Internet search engine Google, which is expected to raise as much as ...

Wiretap law to apply to Net calls

Wiretap law to apply to Net calls 08/05/2004 05:03 AM
Boston Globe Aug 5 2004 8:32AM GMT

Only reliable phones need apply

Only reliable phones need apply 03/19/2003 10:41 PM
Timothy Appnel: There are zero occurrences of the word asynchronous in the current JSR 172 (J2ME Web services) draft specification.

How not to regulate spam, or, Where does
end-to-end apply?

How not to regulate spam, or, Where does
end-to-end apply? 06/25/2004 10:37 AM
An article by Paul Jamieson, "$t0pp^ng $p@m!!", in Legal Affairs, argues that the government needs to get out of the business of regulating spam: ...legal measures may be largely powerless to affect the spam problem because the architecture of e-mail is resistant to traditional methods of government regulation. While members of Congress and the Federal Trade Commission will be quick to claim credit in the event that the spam problem is reduced, the role they play is small I of course like this point. I'm less certain about Paul's prescriptions: Consumers and businesses suffering from the torrent of spam must...

Seven companies apply for 3G operations

Seven companies apply for 3G operations 04/02/2005 03:08 PM
Malta Independent Daily Apr 2 2005 5:57PM GMT

urlgreyhot : How to apply for IA jobs

urlgreyhot : How to apply for IA jobs 08/16/2004 09:36 PM
boatload of excellent advice .. how to apply for IA jobs .. lays out the advice

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Microsoft: Patches, Patches Everywhere!

Microsoft: Patches, Patches Everywhere! 12/10/2003 06:41 PM
Slashdot Dec 10 2003 5:39PM ET

Microsoft: Patches, Patches Everywhere!

Microsoft: Patches, Patches Everywhere! 12/10/2003 05:27 PM
Ridgelift writes "Even though Microsoft's recently announce they would not be issuing any new patches for the month of December, the boys at Redmond were ...

Six apply for Internet backbone licences

Six apply for Internet backbone licences 08/05/2004 04:17 PM
East African Standard Aug 5 2004 8:28PM GMT

Amateur Brickles players need not apply

Amateur Brickles players need not apply 06/21/2004 03:38 PM
Brickles Pro v1.0.4 (the successor to Brickles3000) has been released today. Professional Brickles players world-over know that this game is no wussy ball and paddle game. Brickles Pro features adjustable colors and patterns, adjustable ball and paddle sizes, stereo sounds, adjustable speed and window sizes, and more. Even the number of paddles in the game can be changed.

Politicizing death then and now:
Different rules apply

Politicizing death then and now:
Different rules apply 06/14/2004 01:12 PM

FCC: Number-switching rules apply to all

FCC: Number-switching rules apply to all 11/10/2003 11:20 PM
The agency issues an order that requires all landline phone companies to allow customers to transfer their numbers to cell phones when signing up for new services.

On the International Internet, Does the
First Amendment Apply?

On the International Internet, Does the
First Amendment Apply? 03/26/2005 01:00 PM
Technocrat.net Mar 26 2005 5:25PM GMT

Few Apply for Medicare Drug Coverage
(AP)

Few Apply for Medicare Drug Coverage
(AP) 09/10/2004 06:57 PM
AP - Far from the expected deluge, relatively few patients with cancer and other serious illnesses have applied for generous early Medicare prescription drug coverage.

More Help Wanted: Older Workers Please
Apply

More Help Wanted: Older Workers Please
Apply 03/23/2005 12:19 AM
More companies are hunting for older workers because they have lower turnover rates and better work performance.

"Bush had already decided that the
Geneva Conventions did not apply at all"

"Bush had already decided that the
Geneva Conventions did not apply at all" 05/18/2004 02:44 AM

2002 Justice Memos: POW Laws Don't Apply
(AP)

2002 Justice Memos: POW Laws Don't Apply
(AP) 05/21/2004 09:49 PM
AP - Memos written by top Justice Department lawyers for the Pentagon in early 2002 laid out legal reasons why the United States did not have to comply with international treaties regarding the treatment of prisoners.

Apply for .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP2
Beta Program

Apply for .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP2
Beta Program 12/02/2003 12:38 AM

Iraq to Offer Amnesty; No Killers Need
Apply

Iraq to Offer Amnesty; No Killers Need
Apply 08/03/2004 09:51 PM
A plan to offer amnesty to Iraqi insurgents moved forward, but those who killed either Americans or Iraqis will not qualify.

Iraq to Offer Amnesty, but No Killers
Need Apply

Iraq to Offer Amnesty, but No Killers
Need Apply 08/03/2004 11:43 PM
A plan to offer amnesty to Iraqi insurgents moved forward, but those who killed either Americans or Iraqis will not qualify.

10.3: Apply Quartz filters to print jobs

10.3: Apply Quartz filters to print jobs 10/31/2003 10:36 AM
I was installing and testing my HP printer on Panther today and noticed that there are a few new options tucked away in the Print dialog (I mean besides the fax!). For one, the Colorsync pop-up panel brings up the ability to...

Can the US can apply decisive force to
change this outcome?

Can the US can apply decisive force to
change this outcome? 03/20/2003 08:30 AM
A new Pew Research poll confirms the obvious. In 2002 world opinion of the US was slipping but still fairly high (as discussed in this thread). Pew now reports that favorable opinion of the US abroad has taken a nose dive. Of course, correllation does not indicate causation, but certainly this is driven by current events. It remains to be seen if this is indicative of a long-term trend.

Does the open source model apply beyond
software?

Does the open source model apply beyond
software? 01/04/2005 01:17 PM
Does the open source model apply beyond software? This is a question being asked more and more. For instance, is there potential for "open source biology"? If I actually knew biology, I might be able to answer that question. However, in twisting my brain to say anything meaningful, I had...

FCC Indecency Rules Don't Apply to
Satellite Radio

FCC Indecency Rules Don't Apply to
Satellite Radio 12/19/2004 03:49 PM

1st Circuit Holds Wiretap Act Does Not
Apply to E-Mail in Storage

1st Circuit Holds Wiretap Act Does Not
Apply to E-Mail in Storage 07/19/2004 03:17 PM

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“June 29, 2004. The U.S. Court of Appeals (1stCir) issued its split opinion in USA v. Bradford Councilman, a criminal case involving the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and unauthorized accessing of the content of stored e-mail messages. The Court held that there was no violation of the Wiretap Act, as amended by the ECPA, when stored e-mail was accessed, because, since it was in storage, there was no interception within the meaning of the…

Iran likes the Bush doctrine so much it
may apply to its own situation

Iran likes the Bush doctrine so much it
may apply to its own situation 08/22/2004 08:57 PM
Nazila Fathi writes in an August 19 New York Times story

nytimes.com/2004/08/20/international/middleeast/20iran.html
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Security Lessons from Master and
Commander Apply Today

Security Lessons from Master and
Commander Apply Today 02/13/2004 08:05 PM
ZDNet Feb 14 2004 0:34AM GMT

Bharti, Hutch, Idea apply for 3G cell
licenses

Bharti, Hutch, Idea apply for 3G cell
licenses 08/16/2004 04:16 AM
Asian Age Aug 16 2004 8:43AM GMT

AOL's Internet Phone Service: Mac Users
Cannot Apply!

AOL's Internet Phone Service: Mac Users
Cannot Apply! 04/08/2005 10:52 PM
osOpinion Apr 9 2005 2:42AM GMT

Scientists urged to apply for NESTA
grant before October

Scientists urged to apply for NESTA
grant before October 09/02/2004 04:18 AM
PublicTechnology.net Sep 2 2004 8:34AM GMT

CNET News.com: FCC: Number-switching
rules apply to all

CNET News.com: FCC: Number-switching
rules apply to all 11/11/2003 05:39 PM

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Citi Credit Cards - Apply Online! -
Sponsored Link

Citi Credit Cards - Apply Online! -
Sponsored Link 06/24/2005 09:18 PM
Ad - http://www.citibank.com Jun 22 2005 11:55PM GMT

Bharti, Hutch, Idea apply for 3G
licenses; seek 1900 band spec

Bharti, Hutch, Idea apply for 3G
licenses; seek 1900 band spec 08/15/2004 05:49 AM
Press Trust of India Aug 15 2004 8:48AM GMT
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