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Discussion on: What Did You Learn This Week --May 22?

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Waylon Walker

Not all that long ago I was handed a stack of resumes printed out, and asked to pick the top ones in a semi short timespan. In my opinion you need something that tells me you want to work where you are applying and you have the skills to do so. Not a list of skills but examples of how you have use them to create things that came from your own mind

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ogrotten

I'm just now seeing this reply, and it jives with what I've heard the last month or so: first impression needs to be made quickly. While that's advice that goes waaay back for me, it's the methods of making that impression that have been completely replaced.

The best part is: click the github link up next to my nick above my post.

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