April 2, 2018
April 2, 2018
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Alas; resumes simply WON’T cut it in todays market…
A lot of firms aren’t that impressed with tech certificates. We had a guy who was piling them on, but still somehow struggled with even basic things, like checking the logs files. He modified his company photo tho show all of them, and even his Facebook profile pic was plastered with them.
Around here, it’s hit a point here where a bunch of tech certs are a red flag. Like, here comes a guy who thinks he’s way smarter than he probably is. Unless you’ve achieved some of the higher Cisco certs…and even then, if you parade them around, we tend to not be all that impressed.
Why does he need career counseling at all?
Anyway, yeah, it annoys me when prospective hirers seem to act like staying with one company counts against you.
I’m always mystified by interviewers who want 40 years of experience out of 20-year olds!