tell stories: “Stories are evidence who you are, what you can do and what you have done in the past”, Don’t pride
your work it must shine through without mention it
be positive
“We all have better things to do than to go through interviews”
Larry Wall: “The three virtues of programmer are laziness, impatience and hubris”
professional summary: think of 20 seconds elevator pitch and describe you with goods words
work experience
education
achievements outside of work
list of buzzwords and skills
p 59: you can add your own sections in your resume (like: Publishing, Why I love programming)
p 59 order in your resume: put the most important thing for the job (and you are best in in the first place)
p 60: “Every word in your resume must have value and do not detract from the rest”
p 65: basic rules for building your resume:
it is your first work for your new company
it will be seen by more people than you expect
it must be perfect
presentation is content
p 67~68 general guidelines for resume
name must be the first thing to read
use two fonts: sans-serif for headings and serif like Times new Roman for everything else
body text size between 9 - 12
if you are writing a summary make the important words bold
p 72: “Stand back from your work as much as you can”
p 78: a good hint how to get a textual representation of your resume with lynx
p 80: think of the hidden job market, where 60~80 percent of all jobs are => keep up relations with people
p 87: job exists to sell ad space and aren’t there to help you get a job
p 90: job boards sites (mostly for American site)
p 95: detective work to get answers to the related company
p 97: search the net for email conversations of their employees
p 104: Never pay to Find a Job => “if you’re asked for money of any kind from a headhunter, walk away immediately”
p 115: naming of your attachments matthias-guenther.pdf.
p 117: don’t tell your salary and it’s no blame to say it’s confidential
p 126: use working examples (code) of your work => you are serious about the job
p 194: what you can do to get faster informed if you get the job
p 195: wait a week after the interview of better ask direct after the interview when you will be informed
p 200: how to create a reference sheet => these things are good for reference checker
p 201: the job offer => do not accept the offer yet, check the circumstances
p 203: negotiate the offer => the best way to negotiate salary is not to negotiate
p 207: how to gracefully quit your job (don’t explain your departure, leave a letter), don’t take a
counteroffer, be well remembered in your old position
p 209: avoid the Exit Interview there is nothing you can gain from
p 213: nobody stays at their job forever these days