yah, I think after the first job things will roll out much easier. It's always getting your foot in the door that's most challenging.
I've got commercial work experience as a designer and web project manager, but this is the first time I'm going after a technical position. So I kind of have experience.
I am just completing an apprenticeship, so I do have some production projects with users, which I hope will set me apart from other green jr. dev's
That's a good idea, different resume's tailored to different types of jobs.
And the empathy piece of putting yourself in someone else's shoes. I'm finding it challenging to do that. I know tech leads as friends, but this is the first technical job I'm going after, so what does that person want?
It seems like there's a balance somewhere. Enough to communicate versatility and proficiency, but not enough to loose the signal in the noise.
I like the leveling idea (expert/intermediate/learning).
I'm all about taking out things that feel superfluous like the personal statement (isn't that the cover letter?) and references upon request (if they ask for references of course I'll give them, who isn't going to give references upon request?).
That's a good point. I've never been agains making well placed swearing part of a professional brand. It tends to communicate honesty* and takes people's walls down.
Though I'll admit that particular WTF doesn't add anything, and was mostly an expression of the frustration of embarking upon converting my existing marketing/design resume to reflect my current skill set.
I have a background as a visual designer, so this is good advice. I used to have very visual resumes because it fit the field, but I'm realizing that would be not such a great thing in engineering.
