[Rhodes22-list] Free Education

[Rik Sandberg]

Wally,

Be a pal, would ya, and come up here and give that little talk to my help.
When I tell them that stuff I don't think they believe me. Maybe they'll
like it better coming from you.

Lot'a sense there, in one little email!!!

Rik
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey@hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Free Education


> I'm
> >glad my kids chose college but I constantly preach to
> >them "you have to produce something to be of any value
> >to an employer!"  >
> >Brad
>
>
> Brad,
>
> You speak the truth here. I have been in tech related sales for over 13
> years. On my resume rather than providing an elaborate job description I
> list who I worked for and how much money I made them each year. I list
large
> customers name, date, brief description and dollar amount of the sale.
>
> A friend of mine with years of IT Management experience was having trouble
> getting a new job. He asked me to look at his resume. He had described all
> the different languages he could program in, all of his certifications,
size
> of his staff, as well as detailed job descriptions. His background is
quite
> impressive but there is a bunch of IT people looking for work. He wasn't
> even getting interviews.
>
> I suggested he focus his resume on the various projects he was responsible
> for, providing a dollar amount for the budget and a dollar amount for
> savings. He highlighted large projects that he finished on time. His
resume
> looked totally different. It said if you hire me I would save you a bunch
of
> money and implement large projects on time and under budget. He started
> getting interviews and landed a decent job.
>
> I can't take all of the credit (I don't tell him that) he is a very bright
> guy and once he got interviews he got offers. It is important for anyone
> coming into the job force to realize most companies hire you expecting to
> get a return on their investment. They care about what type of revenue you
> can bring in or what kind of savings or improvements you can make. The
> bottom line is the bottom line.
>
> Wally
>
>
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