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Critique this resume

Started by July 15, 2009 07:28 AM
13 comments, last by frob 15 years, 7 months ago
Alright, I think this might be a winner.

Newest version.

Things of note:
- I got a new domain: www.DEV.vg . I'm really happy about getting it. It's a lot better than anachronology.com. I updated the site itself too, so it's a bit cleaner and nicer looking.

- New graphic: yes/no? It's pretty simple and clean, and displays relevant information (my site url (in addition to the text version on the left)). Should I make it a bit lighter in color?

- New subtitle: it says "Versatile game programmer" now instead of "Artistic game programmer." Is this word okay? Do I sound too pompous?

- I removed the skills section entirely. This freed up a lot of room, which I used mainly for adding whitespace to the rest. There is more space between the lines, which should be an improvement over the wall-of-text in my older version.

- I also removed the research position. I don't think it added a lot.

So is there anything else you think needs to get changed?

[Edited by - Swarmer on July 29, 2009 1:34:39 AM]
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Original post by Swarmer
Alright, I think this might be a winner.

I agree.

Everything on that page says "I am a game programmer and can do the job well." Every statement seems to apply to a modern game programming job. I don't see anything to remove. Finally (and importantly) it leaves me wanting to ask you for additional details.

Unfortunately we are in a hiring freeze, and I'm not over HR. :(
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Yay! Thanks for your help.
Out of curiosity, where do you work?

Now that this is out of the way, I have to do the less exciting cover letter/application process :(


The formatting is very blocky. I would find a way to distinguish titles, from subtitles, to bullet points. This will facilitate reading and skimming, and cause a significant less amount of frustration for someone in HR.

-Jesse
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Original post by JesseCF
The formatting is very blocky. I would find a way to distinguish titles, from subtitles, to bullet points. This will facilitate reading and skimming, and cause a significant less amount of frustration for someone in HR.

-Jesse

Are you looking at his final version? Those appear very clear to me.

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