[SATLUG] Resume/Job Searching Help?

[Deeþan Chakravarthy]

Brad Knowles wrote:
> On 10/9/07, Brian Lewis wrote:
>
>>  Anyone here any good at writing a resume and/or job searching?
>
> I'm going to recycle this post from another list:
>
> My mom was a HR professional for many years.  She taught me some 
> rules-of-thumb that I believe are still pretty much as valid today as 
> they were then:
>
>     1.  About 90% of all placements (especially the successful ones)
>         come through your personal network of contacts.

Right. It is very easy to increase your personal contacts by 
participating in LUGs mailing list,  talking at LUGs meeting, attending 
LUGs/barcamp/other geeky meetings,  blogging etc. I got a very good job 
offer from someone who read my technical blog. I also know few others 
who have got similar offers.  Talking at meetings will also help a lot.  
LUG meetings are more for networking than for learning technical stuff.

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