At 05:52 PM 10/27/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> > It's annoying to read and basically says "I think
> > your so dumb that I can dazzle you with BS to pick
> > me when you otherwise wouldn't.".
>
>Most of the time, the resume goes first to the HR guy, who really is so
>dumb.  That is kind of one of the problems.  It is pretty rare that the
>first guy is going to be an Olin.  More likely, it will first go to some
>HR guy who has no clue what the job is about and can only respond to the
>buzzwords he has been fed.
>
>If the resume escapes the HR guy's shredder, then it will most likely WILL
>go to someone who has a clue.  So you need to provide enough of the
>appropriate buzzwords to get to get past the HR guy, but not so much as to
>turn off the technical guy (who very likely has as much patience for bull
>as Olin, if not less).
>
>--McD

I think it's a good idea to put the buzzwords in a blurb at the top, and
the "meat" can go in the accomplishments section...

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