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Clodfobble · 05-15-2008, 02:55 PM

I don't know if this is a "functional" resume, but Mr. Clod is a sysadmin and his resume looks roughly like this:

Skillset (e.g., Linux administration)
--specific example of skill in use, with or without specific company name, e.g. "Maintained 20 Redhat servers with a terabyte of memory..." (I'm making shit up here, I am not a sysadmin)
--specific example #2
--specific example #3

Skillset (e.g., Network Maintenance)
--etc...

This has the advantage of name-dropping former employers without having to get too specific about the chronology of the job history. Plus, if you do a million different things in your job, it really makes more sense to organize it by skill. You can always save the "story" of your career for the interview.

Also, when it's ready, PM your resume to me if you're at all interested in moving to Austin. Mr. Clod's company is hiring sysadmins--has been for months, actually, because they're very very picky about who they get. It's all about the intelligence and the skills and the interview; they couldn't care less about certs or specific job history.

05-15-2008, 02:55 PM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I don't know if this is a "functional" resume, but Mr. Clod is a sysadmin and his resume looks roughly like this: Skillset (e.g., Linux administration) --specific example of skill in use, with or without specific company name, e.g. "Maintained 20 Redhat servers with a terabyte of memory..." (I'm making shit up here, I am not a sysadmin) --specific example #2 --specific example #3 Skillset (e.g., Network Maintenance) --etc... This has the advantage of name-dropping former employers without having to get too specific about the chronology of the job history. Plus, if you do a million different things in your job, it really makes more sense to organize it by skill. You can always save the "story" of your career for the interview. Also, when it's ready, PM your resume to me if you're at all interested in moving to Austin. Mr. Clod's company is hiring sysadmins--has been for months, actually, because they're very very picky about who they get. It's all about the intelligence and the skills and the interview; they couldn't care less about certs or specific job history.