In 1980 - I’m expert in those 3 areas
In 2020 - I’m aware of about 10000 different technologies but not expert in anything
My dad's resume and skills from 1980
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Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980
#32Can 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...
Also: I kind of like the concise wording when the writer doesn't feel they need to adhere to STAR. "Duties Included" is the only meat I want to see when I read a resume. I don't care what the specific challenge you faced was, or if your hard work transforming protobufs from one format to another resulted in "23% year over year revenue growth and 3 industry awards" for a product that uses your protobufs 5 layers up the API stack. Yet resumes are all moving over to including this cruft. I admit I use STAR on my own resume because every resume coach insists it's the only way to get noticed. It's just yuck.
Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
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…
Your comments made me wonder if there were height restrictions, found this verbiage on US Airforce site: "For pilot and aircrew positions, height specifications vary by aircraft and most applicants can successfully pursue a career in aviation with the U.S. Air Force. Applicants who are significantly taller or shorter than average may require special screening to ensure they can safely perform operational duties. Appl…
There were in the 80s, my dad wanted to join the Air Force as a pilot but was told he could never be one, he was too tall.
Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980
#34Just curious, did he get the job at CDC? Where did his career go after 1980?
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#35The fact that he lists his height and health cracks me up
Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980
#36Can 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...
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Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980
#37Can 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.
I got made redundant in 2008, i signed up for unemployment benefit (UK) and part of the requirements was i had to attend a cv writing one day workshop, in the basement of a particularly dingy pub.
The guy leading it was spectacularly useless from the get-go, training us in how to use word in the most wonderfully terrible way, one particular nugget i remember him coming out with was:
'bold is particularly good for standing out, in fact I would even go as far as putting the entire document in bold'
I asked him about all caps, but stopped short of asking him if i should sprinkle it with glitter for fear i would 'fail' in his assesment of me and cut my benfits.
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#38Why does he call out that he is 5'4" I wonder? The "Health: Excellent" seems amusing in today's context too.
This is pure speculation, but I would guess it was simply expected information at the time. In some countries, it is still expected or at least common to see information such as: a portrait ; date and place of birth ; marital situation and number of children ; and so on.
What!? Some countries force you to state your marital and familial situations!? That’s insane. It’s illegal for companies in the US to ask about that stuff.
That said, some other people pointed out he had a military/aeronautical background, so height and health might come into play for certain jobs. That makes sense to me. You probably can’t work in the cockpit of a plane if you’re 7 feet tall.
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#3996 years old and still cooler than the current kids. Who else can say they used a computer with two ROUND screens?
If Moto 360 smartwatch counts as a computer, I used two.
Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980
#40Why does he call out that he is 5'4" I wonder? The "Health: Excellent" seems amusing in today's context too.
I've been reviewing a lot of resume's lately that call out the candidate's exact date of birth and marital status. Many even call out their parents' occupation. I've seen more than one that say "Mother's Occupation: Homemaker" . Although I now realize this is a cultural difference issue, it caught me off guard at first.
Which country/region are these resumes from? I would be very surprised to see something like that on a U.S. or UK resume/CV. I know that it’s quite common for photos and personal details to be on CVs in parts of continental Europe though.