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My dad's resume and skills from 1980

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Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980

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Post by yupper32 »

rmnclmnt wrote: post #6

Can we bring back this form of resume, please? Information is clearly organized, easy to read, easy to remember. No need for 5-star skills ratings, dual-colored backgrounds, unreadable fonts, and whatnot...

I don't see many 5-star skill ratings, dual colored backgrounds (?), or unreadable fonts. Where do you see those? I would turn people away from that format if they asked my advice.

My resume, and the resumes I've seen aren't too far away from this format. More bullet points and a bit more detail than this, I guess. But otherwise pretty similar

Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980

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Post by jstx1 »

rmnclmnt wrote: post #6

Can we bring back this form of resume, please? Information is clearly organized, easy to read, easy to remember. No need for 5-star skills ratings, dual-colored backgrounds, unreadable fonts, and whatnot...

All of these things are generally frowned upon already.

Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980

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Post by PragmaticPulp »

rmnclmnt wrote: post #6

Can we bring back this form of resume, please? Information is clearly organized, easy to read, easy to remember. No need for 5-star skills ratings, dual-colored backgrounds, unreadable fonts, and whatnot...

> No need for 5-star skills ratings, dual-colored backgrounds, unreadable fonts, and whatnot...

I read a lot of resumes. Honestly, the number of quirky over-designed resumes I see is probably 1 in 50.

The vast majority of people do submit clearly organized resumes based on a template they found.

The reason those quirky over-designed resumes get shared on HN or other social media is because they’re different, not because they’re common.

Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980

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Post by AlmostAnyone »

spywaregorilla wrote: post #5

Why does he call out that he is 5'4" I wonder? The "Health: Excellent" seems amusing in today's context too.

I've been to a military museum few days ago and I was surprised how incredibly small some of the cockpits are. I'm 6'3" and wouldn't fit in most of the fighter jets and other vehicles. Not that I wouldn't be comfortable with my legs pushed to something - my shoulders are literally too wide to get in, my thighs/ass are too wide to even try sitting there. Might be a problem for aerospace tech.

And don't get me started on spaceships/capsules - I don't have any particular fear of confined spaces but this was a little too much (too less?).

Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980

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Post by mbadros »

syntaxing wrote: post #8

Anybody knows what the “sd” means after his signature?

Perhaps the initials of the person who typed it. In most business contexts at the time, something like "ABC/jed" at the end meant a secretary/assistant with initials "JED" typed something for a manager/employee with initials "ABC."

Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980

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Post by 0x445442 »

cratermoon wrote: post #3

Blue collar mechanical work during the war, used the GI Bill to get some college, went right to work for IBM, probably recruited by big blue. The Greatest Generation had both the worst and the best.

Looks like he also got quite a bit of training at what I assume is UCSD Extension program. I received a certificate in C programming from there in the early 90’s. I wonder if they still offer similar programs today.
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