Resumes

[forsyth]

Do you have any idea how hard it is to find decent resume advice online? All of the ones I've found advice you to write in marketoid bullshit that doesn't MEAN anything. If you include the phrase "leveraged" or "dynamic", you're including words that don't mean anything, or could be better replaced by stronger, simpler words. Which are two things I've learned about writing, you want to exclude unnecessary stuff, and include stronger, simpler words. Dynamic isn't strong. Leveraged isn't strong. They're bullshit. And the bad kind, not the amusing kind.

Which, of course, leaves me with the problem of how to make it look good with no relevant experience, but hey. That's a better challenge than using stuff that's meaningless.

Also, don't panic. It never helps. No matter how attractive it seems. I really need to work on that.

Tags: Writing, Mindscribbles, Language