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Quote de Soukus
As someone who reads resumes now and then, I'd think "this guy paid $50 to pad his resume." .
Yeah, but you're a crotchety cynical ol' b*stard..
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My wife thinks I'm turning into her grandpa, and I don't mind. I like being able to cruise around in my old rusty truck chewing tobacco and chasing kids off my lawn with a rifle
Wonder if there's an honor society for cranky old engineers. They're usual the best ones you know.
Really I could care less what society you listed on your resume so long as you show you have some aptitude for the position you're interviewing for.
If you're a new engineer, and you have all those nice sounding societies listed on your resume, but didn't had any clubs or activities that led me to believe you are anything but a book worm, I'd move to the next resume. An engineer in the real world has to be able to solve a real world problem. If you haven't got a clue how things work in the real world, I would not expect you to know how to troubleshoot, fix, design or operate anything.
Practical experience and the ability to learn quickly. Be eager and positive. A smart manager will see through the fluff that's in a resume, and if he ask you what you did as part of that honor society or howyou got in, how will you answer.
Sometimes you just have to bust someone out when your "full of ****" meter starts move pass the threshold. Better to find out in am interview than after you hire the person.
I would never want to put anything on my resume that will lead to someone doubting my integrity or ability.