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@scottalanmiller So the reason everything looks like (and by looks like I mean is) filler, is because when I was a bit younger I paid for someone to create my resume and was using it as a point of reference. Seems like that was a bad idea.
Address your main questions:
- I have experience with Windows Server 2003-2016, which I will list each version in my next edit.
- The description of the IT Generalist role for Garden State Foot & Ankle is inaccurate. It's not high capacity in the sense that there are multiple nodes or a SAN or anything like that so I will change that.
- All devices was just a bad attempt at trying to explain that I was solely responsible. They have a 2008 R2 server that they use for x-rays that I built and maintain. This was in addition to typical desktop support, which in all honesty was a very rare occurrence.
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@wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:
@scottalanmiller So the reason everything looks like (and by looks like I mean is) filler, is because when I was a bit younger I paid for someone to create my resume and was using it as a point of reference. Seems like that was a bad idea.
Generally is, mostly because resume writers mostly work in the "I've got nothing to fill it with garbage" space, partially because only you really know what you did at a job and partially because IT is unique and resume writing from other fields is basically useless in IT.
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@wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:
- The description of the IT Generalist role for Garden State Foot & Ankle is inaccurate. It's not high capacity in the sense that there are multiple nodes or a SAN or anything like that so I will change that.
A SAN would not apply there with the description given.
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Specifying working with NFS would be like listing working with SMB/CIFS - that just seems weird and would be assumed if you're talking about 'nix at all, wouldn't it?
The 'nix based AD stuff though, that sounded good.
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@dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:
Specifying working with NFS would be like listing working with SMB/CIFS - that just seems weird and would be assumed if you're talking about 'nix at all, wouldn't it?
The 'nix based AD stuff though, that sounded good.
Well, his main highlight at one job is mentioning that he built a file server. That's mentioning SMB, right? So, pretty similar.
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@dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:
... that just seems weird and would be assumed if you're talking about 'nix at all, wouldn't it?
Why? I'd say 80% of UNIX people have never used NFS. Windows has had NFS for like 18 years, any used it? Building file servers isn't "that" common and unlike Windows which turns on SMB by default, UNIX doesn't even have the tools there by default in most cases.
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@scottalanmiller said in Feedback on Resume:
@dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:
Specifying working with NFS would be like listing working with SMB/CIFS - that just seems weird and would be assumed if you're talking about 'nix at all, wouldn't it?
The 'nix based AD stuff though, that sounded good.
Well, his main highlight at one job is mentioning that he built a file server. That's mentioning SMB, right? So, pretty similar.
Yeah i would drop the word file.
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@dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:
@scottalanmiller said in Feedback on Resume:
@dashrender said in Feedback on Resume:
Specifying working with NFS would be like listing working with SMB/CIFS - that just seems weird and would be assumed if you're talking about 'nix at all, wouldn't it?
The 'nix based AD stuff though, that sounded good.
Well, his main highlight at one job is mentioning that he built a file server. That's mentioning SMB, right? So, pretty similar.
Yeah i would drop the word file.
Then it becomes just "built a server". Which is a little light on info.
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@scottalanmiller said in Feedback on Resume:
@wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:
- The description of the IT Generalist role for Garden State Foot & Ankle is inaccurate. It's not high capacity in the sense that there are multiple nodes or a SAN or anything like that so I will change that.
A SAN would not apply there with the description given.
Right that's what I'm saying
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@wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:
@scottalanmiller said in Feedback on Resume:
@wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:
- The description of the IT Generalist role for Garden State Foot & Ankle is inaccurate. It's not high capacity in the sense that there are multiple nodes or a SAN or anything like that so I will change that.
A SAN would not apply there with the description given.
Right that's what I'm saying
No, I think you had it backwards. A SAN would not apply to the bad description.
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@scottalanmiller said in Feedback on Resume:
@wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:
@scottalanmiller said in Feedback on Resume:
@wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:
- The description of the IT Generalist role for Garden State Foot & Ankle is inaccurate. It's not high capacity in the sense that there are multiple nodes or a SAN or anything like that so I will change that.
A SAN would not apply there with the description given.
Right that's what I'm saying
No, I think you had it backwards. A SAN would not apply to the bad description.
Oh, I do have it backwards
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@wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:
@scottalanmiller said in Feedback on Resume:
@wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:
@scottalanmiller said in Feedback on Resume:
@wirestyle22 said in Feedback on Resume:
- The description of the IT Generalist role for Garden State Foot & Ankle is inaccurate. It's not high capacity in the sense that there are multiple nodes or a SAN or anything like that so I will change that.
A SAN would not apply there with the description given.
Right that's what I'm saying
No, I think you had it backwards. A SAN would not apply to the bad description.
Oh, I do have it backwards
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(Me on an interview)
Interviewer: Would you consider yourself a hard worker?
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So your job title was desktop support
And 4 different companies called you IT generalist? Sounds made up."Supporting The Arc Ocean County Chapter"
Wasted words, we know the organisation on the left, trim a little. Think of how you can give me new information or sell yourself better.
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@breffni-potter said in Feedback on Resume:
So your job title was desktop support
And 4 different companies called you IT generalist? Sounds made up.We've had this argument on here a few times. What does it matter what the company calls you? 90% of the time those title mean literally nothing and often don't apply to the job you actually did. IT Generalist is the correct descriptor for what @wirestyle22 did at those positions.
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I call up said company
"Did you have an IT Generalist by the name of Bob?"
"An IT what? we've never employed one of those...but we had an IT manager here called Bob"
You always go by the title on your employment contract. Anything else is tantamount to lying.
Same way if your job is Sales Engineer but your given title is Account Manager, its bad to change it round.
IT generalist is such an oddity in common speak, sysadmin is a thing, IT guy is a thing, IT generalist? How many people use it?
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@breffni-potter said in Feedback on Resume:
I call up said company
"Did you have an IT Generalist by the name of Bob?"
"An IT what? we've never employed one of those...but we had an IT manager here called Bob"
You always go by the title on your employment contract. Anything else is tantamount to lying.
Even if the employment contract is the one lying? If you were employed as a generalist/help desk tech but had the title of Director of IT would you put Director of IT? If you're sending that out and the title doesn't match the job duties/accomplishments it looks like you just made up the entire position. That would get it thrown out long before people call your former employer on the phone.
If they're calling your former employer that means you are way ahead in the application process and they would likely ask you about the discrepancy before tossing the file. Honestly telling them "My title didn't match my job responsibilities so I decided to tell you what I actually did instead of lying to you..." would go much better then lying on your resume.
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@breffni-potter It is made up. I was the director of IT for the arc, I essentially had no title for garden state foot and ankle, I am a network technician level 2 at gibson technology solutions currently. None of them are actually accurate. We did go over this but over 160 posts is a lot to catch up on.
IT generalist is a title holder until we can come up with something a little more varied while also being accurate.
I have been slammed today, but when I get a chance I'm going to go into more detail as to what I did at each company. Most of them I was the sole IT person responsible for everything, so that is quite literally an IT generalist but we may spice it up a little bit to make it seem a little more varied as per @scottalanmiller's video.
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@coliver said in Feedback on Resume:
@breffni-potter said in Feedback on Resume:
So your job title was desktop support
And 4 different companies called you IT generalist? Sounds made up.We've had this argument on here a few times. What does it matter what the company calls you? 90% of the time those title mean literally nothing and often don't apply to the job you actually did. IT Generalist is the correct descriptor for what @wirestyle22 did at those positions.
Because that's what recruiters would be looking at? They don't know the differences or not actual differences, so you're shooting yourself in the foot a bit by not using it for their sake.
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@jackcpickup said in Feedback on Resume:
@coliver said in Feedback on Resume:
@breffni-potter said in Feedback on Resume:
So your job title was desktop support
And 4 different companies called you IT generalist? Sounds made up.We've had this argument on here a few times. What does it matter what the company calls you? 90% of the time those title mean literally nothing and often don't apply to the job you actually did. IT Generalist is the correct descriptor for what @wirestyle22 did at those positions.
Because that's what recruiters would be looking at? They don't know the differences or not actual differences, so you're shooting yourself in the foot a bit by not using it for their sake.
I am not shooting myself in the foot by accurately describing my skill set and experience. I'd be shooting myself in the foot if I didn't do this though.
