[nylug-talk] certs and such

[Ajai Khattri]

Paul Robbins wrote:
> That being said, I
> think these firms search online job sites for keywords, which definately
> includes certs.

Keyword searches are great to quickly find a list of possibles but I 
think a lot of these recruiters dont go that one step further and check 
the resume.

Having just spent 7 solid months looking myself I have recent experience 
to draw upon.

A good example of this is getting an email out of the blue for Stratus 
programmers. Im not a Stratus expert or programmer though I did work 
with that server hardware when worked at AT&T and because it was 
mentioned on my resume Im included in the batch email for "Stratus 
programmers". Pretty dumb.

BTW, for people that are looking out there I would offer some advice: 
take your time looking; dont settle for the first "hit"; do lots of 
interviews (its good practice!); use all your options (meaning, dont 
just rely on the job sites - check out job fairs and hiring events); if 
you think the salary is low then (politely) ask for a better offer or 
move on (it helps if you know the salary ranges so find those out 
first); use the various search agents on the job sites; check the emails 
you get first thing; getting a job is a job in itself so expect to work 
really hard.


(BTW, in my case, I handed in my resignation last week since I have 
finally gotten a fantastic offer, with a major corp, in a more senior 
position and you can't beat the commute - half a block from home ;-)



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