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My cover letter is basically the first part of my resume which I posted here
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If you were applying to be a CTO of a college for example, you'd submit a cover letter, but at this experience level and where we expect you to be applying too. I doubt you'd actually be looked down on for not submitting one.
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fair enough
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Now if the job posting says a Cover letter is required, well in that case you'd do it.
But again. . . real world things to consider here. Just trying to get you out of the hellhole you're in today.
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There are a few things on that update resume that I highlighted that needs some word smithing.
Not quite sure how I'd phrase those to make more sense in the scheme of your work experience.
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@DustinB3403 said in Resume:
There are a few things on that update resume that I highlighted that needs some word smithing.
Not quite sure how I'd phrase those to make more sense in the scheme of your work experience.
we don't do "backups"
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@DustinB3403 said in Resume:
There are a few things on that update resume that I highlighted that needs some word smithing.
Not quite sure how I'd phrase those to make more sense in the scheme of your work experience.
we don't do "backups"
You don't keep a copy of any configuration files or anything at all with a tool like Veeam or Symantec Backup Exec?
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System maintenance is good though.
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@DustinB3403 said in Resume:
@DustinB3403 said in Resume:
There are a few things on that update resume that I highlighted that needs some word smithing.
Not quite sure how I'd phrase those to make more sense in the scheme of your work experience.
we don't do "backups"
You don't keep a copy of any configuration files or anything at all with a tool like Veeam or Symantec Backup Exec?
foreign languages wont help you here Dustin.
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What do you put in your cover letter when turning in Resumes?
I would never do a cover letter. Tells the hiring manager that you are desperate and don't understand the statistics of hiring. It's too much time investment on a single submission.
There are jobs that require cover letters, you don't want them. You are already working at one of them.
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Generally speaking, no backups means that nothing in your business (or the clients) is actually worthwhile, is that true? Have you put consideration into how you would offer and manage backups in these scenarios?
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@DustinB3403 said in Resume:
If you were applying to be a CTO of a college for example, you'd submit a cover letter, but at this experience level and where we expect you to be applying too. I doubt you'd actually be looked down on for not submitting one.
Are you saying because a college CTO is one step above intern? Cover letters are for the lowest of positions, below the professional level (so college might qualify.)
But by the time you hit a full help desk tech, they are not something you would do. Certainly not for a senior position of any type.
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@DustinB3403 said in Resume:
Now if the job posting says a Cover letter is required, well in that case you'd do it.
Then just move on to another job. You can submit to two more likely better jobs faster than you can make a cover letter for that one definitely crappy one.
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@DustinB3403 said in Resume:
Generally speaking, no backups means that nothing in your business (or the clients) is actually worthwhile, is that true? Have you put consideration into how you would offer and manage backups in these scenarios?
Have I? No.
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@DustinB3403 said in Resume:
Generally speaking, no backups means that nothing in your business (or the clients) is actually worthwhile, is that true? Have you put consideration into how you would offer and manage backups in these scenarios?
It's definitely true that someone perceives it that way
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@scottalanmiller said in Resume:
@DustinB3403 said in Resume:
Now if the job posting says a Cover letter is required, well in that case you'd do it.
Then just move on to another job. You can submit to two more likely better jobs faster than you can make a cover letter for that one definitely crappy one.
Absolutely, "oh you want me to beg for your attention, NEXT!".
But if there was something about the organization or position and you truly wanted to work there, you'd at least consider it.
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@DustinB3403 said in Resume:
@scottalanmiller said in Resume:
@DustinB3403 said in Resume:
Now if the job posting says a Cover letter is required, well in that case you'd do it.
Then just move on to another job. You can submit to two more likely better jobs faster than you can make a cover letter for that one definitely crappy one.
Absolutely, "oh you want me to beg for your attention, NEXT!".
But if there was something about the organization or position and you truly wanted to work there, you'd at least consider it.
Or better... RE-consider it. If I had wanted to work there, then they tell me that they only want to hire desperate people, that tells me that the people already hired there aren't people I want as coworkers. I should re-evaluate what led me to want to work there.
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@scottalanmiller said in Resume:
What do you put in your cover letter when turning in Resumes?
I would never do a cover letter. Tells the hiring manager that you are desperate and don't understand the statistics of hiring. It's too much time investment on a single submission.
There are jobs that require cover letters, you don't want them. You are already working at one of them.
I did alot of interviewing for fun a few years ago. I would get interviews lined up and intentionally try to bomb them. What I found out is that almost in every single case, the more confident/cocky I was , the more desirable I was to the employer. Most people think it's the opposite, that you should be humble and not oversell yourself in an interview.
Now here's the big thing... Can you backup the sales job you made about yourself? Do you know the technologies?
Simple things like spinning up tech in your lab before an interview will help you tremendously. If there is an area of tech that I know they are going to ask me about (The job description is the cheat sheet) . I will go gain knowledge in that area before the interview. I will not only answer their basic questions, but provide additional info like best practices around the tech.
