Re: should a resume have a "Reason for Leaving" line? general res ume assessment request

I personally don't bother with 'em. Unless their short two sentence
description.

I jump right to "Ctrl+F" to find what I'm looking for when I screen a
candidate. It's mostly bs anyway, and when you're screening for a technical
position, you never know what you're gonna get.

On 2/6/06, Andy Lester <[email protected]> wrote:
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> >
> > As I've said, I personally really dislike cover letters but maybe
> > that's
> > just me.
>
> I want a cover letter that tells me that the person has read the ad,
> and is responding TO ME, about MY AD.  It's a letter, not a stock
> piece of paper.  For example:
> Dear Mr. Lester,
>
> My colleague Bill Odom referred me to the job recently posted on
> jobs.perl.org.  I believe that I can help Follett with a good set of
> skills, including:
> * 4 years of database apps for MyCo, including....
> * 3 years Perl experience, including two CPAN modules (http://...)
> that extend DBI....
> * A BS in CS from UIUC, with a 3.7 GPA.
> * Experience in the book industry, and a natural love of books.
>
> I look forward for a chance to meet with you to discuss your needs
> and how I can help you and FLR.
>
>
>
> --
> Andy Lester => [email protected] => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdance
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