[thelist] site review (portfolio)

[Don Makoviney]

I have a concern that may or may not be valid. But it is something I have
seen happen in my company, and I worry could one day affect me.

Whenever a person who has gained industry-wide recognition (such as yourself
to some extent Peter) submits a resume to any of the numerous companies I
have worked for - the hiring authorities or managers tend to shy away from
them.

Why?

Well, in many cases, it is because the management is/was incompetant, and
felt threatened by someone with some recognition and confidence.

In other cases (and this is the one that worries me), it is because when
they see "author" or "public speaker" on a resume they think they are
getting a guy (or girl) that will do nothing but pontificate on requirements
gathering, build lots of really cool VISIO diagrams and flowcharts, but not
really do any work.

Perhaps this speaks to a deeper issue of building the reputation of an
Information Architect, but it is something I have seen time and time again.

Naturally, my gut reaction to this is to say, "All you need to do is talk to
me in the interview to realize what a great humble guy I am (I'm the most
humble guy in the world!)." However, these people never even get to the
interview stages.

I almost feel that as I get more speaking engagements, teach some ASP.NET
courses, and write more articles, I may put those in the background on my
portfolio.

What do you think?

(PS: I love the portfolio too Peter. . . . .I may steal your format for my
own someday. . . )

Don Makoviney

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter" <peter at poorbuthappy.com>
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Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 5:12 PM
Subject: [thelist] site review (portfolio)


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> I quit my job today :) and put my portfolio online. Any comments on
> http://petervandijck.net
> from a potential employers point of view are very much appreciated.
> Peter
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