Re: [tlug] [OT] Good IT Resume

["Keith Bawden" <keith@example.com>]

On 8/1/07, Mark Makdad <mark@example.com> wrote:
> Keith Bawden wrote:
> > This seems to be a catch 22. we need to put keywords in so an
> > automated tool can then match said keywords with a job description.
> > However if we use too much technical jargon (which is likely to be the
> > bulk of the keywords) we will confuse some poor sap who has a resume
> > flagged for his attention.

# SNIP

> Anyhow, one quick comment to Keith:
>
> Not /all/ IT recruiters are poor saps who don't know anything about the
> technical jargon their candidates are working with. ;)    Just /most/ of
> them.

Some aggressive snipping had taken place there :-). I was responding
to Sam's statement that indicated recruiters were often not really in
the know the industry they are recruiting for (I do agree by and large
with Sam though):

On 7/19/07, Sam Morrison <sam@example.com> wrote:
"And for what is is worth, most of the account managers really do not
understand the IT applicants they are working with."

And

"Now I'm thinking about that maybe a lot of tech info can confuse the
HR that have to understand what do I know."

Having said all of that you may be an exception to the general rule
that I have experienced. Most hr/recruiters/head hunters I have come
across have little to no knowledge of the industry they are recruiting
for.

I'm not sure if this actually matters in the end but from my
perspective it can be frustrating to know the person sitting across
the desk from you is screening you (in or out) for a job they know
little about. Sort of like trying to measure the temperature of water
using a tobasco coated marshmallow - not really the right tool for the
job...

Regards, Keith