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175: Resume Writing
August 16, 2024
1:40:55
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175: Resume Writing
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- Making Animated Characters with AI Art
- On 10x Engineers
- The Beauty and Challenges of AI-Generated Artistic Gymnastics
Book of the Show
- Patrick:
- The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu
- Jason:
- The Checklist Manifesto
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- Patrick:
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo Switch)
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- Jason:
Topic: Resume Writing (Courtesy of Matthew C.)
- Why have a resume?
- Many jobs require it to get into the consideration
- Today many are screened for keywords automatically
- Log for future you
- What is a resume?
- One-page description
- Key accomplishments & experiences
- Comparison to CV
- References
- How to write a good resume?
- Do’s
- Include your github if it has good contributions
- Be specific (dates, locations, skills)
- Isolate your specific contributions
- Be accurate/honest
- Be concise
- Be ready to discuss any point you have on the resume
- List hobbies/activities/extracurriculars
- Don’ts
- Have mistakes (especially dates)
- Use images (most companies use text extraction)
- Use it as a design portfolio
- Put social qualities (e.gs. hard-working, motivated, friendly)
- Use fancy templates/tools
- Resources
- Manager Tools: How to scan resumes https://www.manager-tools.com/2016/05/how-scan-resume-part-1
- Google docs
- Latex/Lyx for CVs
- Do’s
- How to think about your career and how it impacts your future resume writing (career planning)
- Technologies and architectures more than specifics of project details
- How various choices may age over time