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Forums Round Tables General Career Discussions Hardest thing about Job Hunting

Wed, Nov 8, 2006 at 10:48 PM EST

Re: Hardest thing about Job Hunting (response to post by madking) | Reply

tolkienfan
914 posts

I tend to put on my resume every technology/language/buzzword I've ever touched.

When asked about things in an interview, I never overrepresent my experience. I think it's more or less expected (on the resume), since many recruiters just match on keywords. (Sadly)

I guess I've been lucky in my employment history that I've been able to apply many technologies. Working for small companies can have that benefit.

I've been fortunate recently in finding a recruiter and employer that is vastly more interested in how their candidates think and learn and solve problems.

They're few and far between, but they're out there.

Oh - and the recruiter? TopCoder (Thanks again!)

Mon, Oct 16, 2006 at 12:15 AM EDT Re: Hardest thing about Job Hunting (response to post by arunprakashb) \| Reply
kiri 39 posts	Finding a company which allows what you want to do :-) arunprakashb - I like your quote.

Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 6:03 PM EDT

Re: Hardest thing about Job Hunting (response to post by revtekniques) | Reply

madking
498 posts

When I've looked for jobs, one of the hardest things I've found is convincing employers to give you a chance even if you don't have experience with the specific technology they are using. My resume is not full of buzzword bingo, and so I almost never match the specific requirements they are looking for. When I've submitted resumes anyway, at least online, I usually wouldn't hear anything back (which is also one of the hardest things), so I don't even know for sure why they didn't give me a chance.

Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 9:12 AM EDT Re: Hardest thing about Job Hunting (response to post by Minilek) \| Reply
jdmetz 2330 posts	Olexiy posted about that in the Bugs forum here: http://forums.topcoder.com/?module=Thread&threadID=506620&mc=3

Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 1:49 AM EDT Re: Hardest thing about Job Hunting (response to post by Olexiy) \| Reply
Minilek 2644 posts	Bug or not? Olexiy, your picture on the forums seems to be different from the picture in your profile.

Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 1:22 PM EDT Re: Hardest thing about Job Hunting (response to post by revtekniques) \| Reply
Olexiy 591 posts	All TC sponsors are located 7 (or even 10) time zones away from me.

Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 9:39 AM EDT Re: Hardest thing about Job Hunting (response to post by revtekniques) \| Reply
entaroadun 141 posts	Not wanting/being able to travel.

Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 10:01 PM EDT Re: Hardest thing about Job Hunting (response to post by revtekniques) \| Reply
Im2Good 751 posts	Actually pick up the phone/write the letter. I'm always telling myself I can wait one more day until it's too late.

Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 8:08 PM EDT Re: Hardest thing about Job Hunting (response to post by revtekniques) \| Reply
NeverMore 2311 posts	Not wanting to relocate (and thus, missing out on some better jobs).

Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 5:33 PM EDT Re: Hardest thing about Job Hunting (response to post by revtekniques) \| Reply
rgrig 1375 posts	Deciding if the time is ripe for changing jobs.

Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 2:37 PM EDT Re: Hardest thing about Job Hunting (response to post by revtekniques) \| Reply
arunprakashb 330 posts	Finding a requirement that matches our skill set. :))

Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 2:00 PM EDT Hardest thing about Job Hunting \| Reply
revtekniques 35 posts	What do you feel is the hardest thing that you come across when looking for a job?

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