[thelist] Good online resume/portfolios?

[Chris Garrett]

I asked a similar question a little while ago and was given a lot of
differing advice - I was even told it was best not to mention clients or
projects! (even to the point of sillyness where they recommended I change
one entry to "manufacturer of popular fizzy drink")

Basically I think it comes down to your preference and that of the person
reading it, I don't think there is a "right way" although I must say I have
been sent many clearly rubbish CVs over the years!

My advice would be to make it clear, simple, concise and to the point and
give every opportunity to get or ask for more info.

I use a choice selection of very short and distinct case studies, one
intranet, one fmcg, one ecommerce, one eCRM, etc. Screenshots don't really
show off what I do, but I do provide links where appropriate and allowed.

Oh, and make sure your current employer doesn't get to know! I made the
mistake of mentioning on my web site my availability and nearly got the sack
from my current position!

Chris


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Makoviney" <don at aspalliance.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 2:14 PM
Subject: [thelist] Good online resume/portfolios?


> With all the layoffs recently and everything, I was wondering if any of
you
> have created or seen some online resumes that really "worked" good.
>
> I was curious about the following from web developers:
>
> 1. How do developers show their work when the work they have done is a
> corporate intranet, or some other such project (i.e. private or very
> proprietary)?
>
> 2. How do developers who program database-driven apps show their work in
> their online resume?
>
> 3. Do you show just your finished product? Or do you also show technical
> documents, specs, architectural drawings, etc?
>
>
> You can feel free to email me directly, and I will post a summary to the
> list.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don Makoviney
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