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175: Resume Writing Intro topic:  DSLR Photography vs Camera Phone News/Links: • Free Internet while flying by abusing edits to your profile name • https://robertheaton.com/pyskywifi/ • Making Animated Characters with AI Art • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSN76gb_Z28 • On 10x Engineers • https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/06/19/the-real-10x-developer-makes-their-whole-team-better/ • The Beauty and Challenges of AI-Generated Artistic Gymnastics • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwJIYj3hPAU Book of the Show • Patrick:  • The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu • https://amzn.to/3xNEoRB • Jason:  • The Checklist Manifesto • https://amzn.to/3W2JjpM Patreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h Tool of the Show • Patrick:  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo Switch) • https://amzn.to/3S9VJLf • Jason:  • Amazon Q • https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AmazonWebServices.amazon-q-vscode Topic: Resume Writing (Courtesy of Matthew C.) • Why have a resume? • Many jobs require it to get into the consideration • Today many are screened for keywords automatically • Log for future you • What is a resume? • One-page description • Key accomplishments & experiences • Comparison to CV • References • How to write a good resume? • Do’s • Include your github if it has good contributions • Be specific (dates, locations, skills) • Isolate your specific contributions • Be accurate/honest • Be concise • Be ready to discuss any point you have on the resume • List hobbies/activities/extracurriculars • Don’ts • Have mistakes (especially dates) • Use images (most companies use text extraction) • Use it as a design portfolio • Put social qualities (e.gs. hard-working, motivated, friendly) • Use fancy templates/tools • Resources • Manager Tools: How to scan resumes https://www.manager-tools.com/2016/05/how-scan-resume-part-1  • Google docs • Latex/Lyx for CVs • How to think about your career and how it impacts your future resume writing (career planning) • Technologies and architectures more than specifics of project details • How various choices may age over time ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown)