Sunday, September 30, 2007

Resume tips

The first article I reviewed was "How to Pinpoint Accomplishments that will make your Resume Shine." This article was about how to tout your accomplishments effectively. I learned a lot from this article. When I'm writing about myself I try to stay humble, writing great things seems so pretentious to me. The article said to throw modesty out the window when writing a resume. I guess that makes sense. Also to cite all awards and commendations.
The second article I reviewed was "How to Create a Resume for Foreign Markets." I'm particularly interested in this one because I hope to work overseas. This article had tips like writing the resume in your own hand-writing. Also, to list things in the resume like marital status, and other information that may be not included on US resumes.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

COMMENTS ABOUT MY RESUME

My resume was reviewed by Brian Jones, Thomas Goodwin, and Travis. I was told to cut down on the size of my resume to one page. I was told to use a more professional font. I was told I had a good objective. I'm going to condense 3 sections into my Activities. I'll be more specific with some notes on my resume. I'm greatful for their insights and help.

Friday, September 14, 2007

edison and curies jumped me

2 day old sushi before sleep:

sooo...i dreamed i invented a time machine and decided to travel back to the past. along the way i picked up thomas edison and marie curie. we journeyed to 1833 and began to work on a project. by 1835 we had completed our perpetual energy machine. defying all the laws of thermodynamics we had created a work of pure genius! i was soo excited i exclaimed, "wait till i bring this invention back to the future!!! i'll win a freakin nobel prize!!". then tom (edison let me call him tom) said, "whoa whoa whoa, y'aint takin this nowhere." i said, "well it would be irresponsible to change the course of the past! we can't possibly introduce this thing at this time". tom said he didn't care and he would do what he thought needed to be done. i asked him what he meant...and thats when curie jumped me and held me down while tom kicked my teeth in.

Sunday, September 9, 2007

commenting on the web 2.0 video

Hmmm...the video itself is thought provoking and i do agree that this is the way that our species is going. we're "going digital". personally i think the title refers to the major (i don't like to call them advances, but i'm unable to think of another word) advances in internet and truly other technologies. intervals between changes in technology have been steadily shortening over the course of our species existence, to the point that it has become almost a daily occurrence. i admit to using myspace and facebook, and a slew of other web-based programs, but again i hesitate to label them advances. they all rely on one thing, the web. in agriculture this could be likened to what we call a monoculture, and it is a dangerous thing to have. the potato famine of ireland was so devastating because the grew a monoculture, so to speak they all relied on one thing, and when that thing was destroyed so was the population. i don't mean to say that if the web failed we would be in mortal peril, but i could see devastating things happen if we all begin to rely to heavily on the web. for instance (and this may seem like a dramatic example to some), currency has all but become digital. people rarely carry cash and rely on their digital money (through visa or whatever). if all this ethereal cash disappears...well you see my point. anyways i think we need to diversify as a species and become aware of the dangers of a digital monculture.