Great resume

I see resumes all the time - most a somewhere between ok and really bad.
I thought I would pass this resume from a Google UI designer.

I found it while reading his blog this morning.

http://fury.com/resume/resume_kevin_fox.pdf

Why is it good?
- It is simple and elegant. The text is visually balanced and he makes
use of two frames for different information: employment history and
enabling skills. Paragraphs are about the same size, and the use of bold
and fonts is very nice.
- Employment history has a nice balance of what he did and what he
accomplished.
- Writing style is easy-to-read (very little technical jargon) and
focuses the reader's attention on key words/phrases to inspire
confidence.

Oh yeah - it is one page!

If I were to interview him, he has given me a lot of things to ask about
while at the same time has given me a pretty good indication of what I
could expect of him as an employee.

Well Done.

Briscobar
Fri Apr 15 16:30:53 CDT 2005

In news:MPG.1cc9d09d78b0ae699896fb@msnews.microsoft.com,
Ben Smith <benjaminwsmith@hotmail.com> rambled:
> I see resumes all the time - most a somewhere between ok and really
> bad. I thought I would pass this resume from a Google UI designer.
>
> I found it while reading his blog this morning.
>
> http://fury.com/resume/resume_kevin_fox.pdf
>
> Why is it good?
> - It is simple and elegant. The text is visually balanced and he makes
> use of two frames for different information: employment history and
> enabling skills. Paragraphs are about the same size, and the use of
> bold and fonts is very nice.
> - Employment history has a nice balance of what he did and what he
> accomplished.
> - Writing style is easy-to-read (very little technical jargon) and
> focuses the reader's attention on key words/phrases to inspire
> confidence.
>
> Oh yeah - it is one page!
>
> If I were to interview him, he has given me a lot of things to ask
> about while at the same time has given me a pretty good indication of
> what I could expect of him as an employee.
>
> Well Done.

Yeah, but the guy like *cheese*. Who the heck would hire someone like that?

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catwalker63
Fri Apr 15 16:53:45 CDT 2005

Ben Smith <benjaminwsmith@hotmail.com> prattled ceaslessly in
news:MPG.1cc9d09d78b0ae699896fb@msnews.microsoft.com:

> I see resumes all the time - most a somewhere between ok and really
> bad. I thought I would pass this resume from a Google UI designer.
>
> I found it while reading his blog this morning.
>
> http://fury.com/resume/resume_kevin_fox.pdf
>
> Why is it good?
> - It is simple and elegant. The text is visually balanced and he makes
> use of two frames for different information: employment history and
> enabling skills. Paragraphs are about the same size, and the use of
> bold and fonts is very nice.
> - Employment history has a nice balance of what he did and what he
> accomplished.
> - Writing style is easy-to-read (very little technical jargon) and
> focuses the reader's attention on key words/phrases to inspire
> confidence.
>
> Oh yeah - it is one page!
>
> If I were to interview him, he has given me a lot of things to ask
> about while at the same time has given me a pretty good indication of
> what I could expect of him as an employee.
>
> Well Done.

It's beautiful but it doesn't look like it has been updated in a long
while. Major kudos for being able to get it to one page though.

--
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aka Pu$$y Feet
BS, MCP, MCSA
MCNGP #43
www.mcngp.com
faq.mcngp.com
"If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man, but it would
deteriorate the cat." Mark Twain

Chris
Fri Apr 15 18:01:43 CDT 2005

"Ben Smith" <benjaminwsmith@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cc9d09d78b0ae699896fb@msnews.microsoft.com...
>I see resumes all the time - most a somewhere between ok and really bad.
> I thought I would pass this resume from a Google UI designer.
>
> I found it while reading his blog this morning.
>
> Well Done.

I agree that it's an eye-catching resume. Only thing is that, to me, this
seems to be a guy to whom a resume is merely an accessory, a fashion item if
you will. This is someone who does not *need* a resume to get a job.

If I had his experience, my resume would look like that too. Understatedly
arrogant, I think I would call it.

--
Chris M.

Neil
Fri Apr 15 18:15:06 CDT 2005

did you hear Ben Smith <benjaminwsmith@hotmail.com> say in
news:MPG.1cc9d09d78b0ae699896fb@msnews.microsoft.com:

> Why is it good?
> - It is simple and elegant. The text is visually balanced
>

feh, it better be:

"Master of Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon
Focus on visualization and auralization of complex data,"

;)

--
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- If you're not the lead dog, everything looks the same!

Chris
Fri Apr 15 18:16:12 CDT 2005

"Chris M" <nobody@nowhere.special> wrote in message
news:426047d3$0$42311$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>>I see resumes all the time - most a somewhere between ok and really bad.
>> I thought I would pass this resume from a Google UI designer.
>>
>> I found it while reading his blog this morning.
>>
>> Well Done.
>
> I agree that it's an eye-catching resume. Only thing is that, to me, this
> seems to be a guy to whom a resume is merely an accessory, a fashion item
> if you will. This is someone who does not *need* a resume to get a job.
>
> If I had his experience, my resume would look like that too. Understatedly
> arrogant, I think I would call it.

Actually, replace eye-catching with outstanding. My first reaction was a
little hasty.

Putting myself in the place of the recruiter, I would definitely be asking
this guy for an interview. This has made me think a little harder about how
my resume comes across...

--
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catwalker63
Fri Apr 15 19:44:11 CDT 2005

"Chris M" <nobody@nowhere.special> prattled ceaslessly in
news:42604b35$0$42311$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net:


>
> This has made me think a little harder about how my resume comes
> across...
>

Me too. <sigh> I hate it when that happens.

--
Catwalker
aka Pu$$y Feet
BS, MCP, MCSA
MCNGP #43
www.mcngp.com
faq.mcngp.com
"If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man, but it
would deteriorate the cat." Mark Twain

Grant
Sat Apr 16 11:22:37 CDT 2005

In article <MPG.1cc9d09d78b0ae699896fb@msnews.microsoft.com>,
benjaminwsmith@hotmail.com says...
> I see resumes all the time - most a somewhere between ok and really bad.
> I thought I would pass this resume from a Google UI designer.

It is a really good resume. You can tell this guy is a web designer.
However, I agree that the comment about cheese is a little weird.

billLASTINIT
Tue Apr 19 08:07:46 CDT 2005

Chris M wrote:
>
> Actually, replace eye-catching with outstanding. My first reaction
> was a little hasty.

You mean... I might not be the only one in this here froup that has reading
and comprehension problems? No way.

TheShadow
Tue Apr 19 15:21:03 CDT 2005



"Grant Robertson" wrote:

> In article <MPG.1cc9d09d78b0ae699896fb@msnews.microsoft.com>,
> benjaminwsmith@hotmail.com says...
> > I see resumes all the time - most a somewhere between ok and really bad.
> > I thought I would pass this resume from a Google UI designer.
>
> It is a really good resume. You can tell this guy is a web designer.
> However, I agree that the comment about cheese is a little weird.
>

Strange no one caught the comment about the cheese yet. Unless I am wrong
it means he has no problem changing jobs/tasks/traveling. If you follow all
the pseudo-zen books this would be a reference to "Who moved my cheese" by
Spencer Johnson M.D. one the the required reading books in large
organizations.
Try checking Amazon ... uh maybe here
http://tinyurl.com/d8uve

Considering his stated background it is probably on his bookshelf somewhere.
Cute book actually, Dr. Zeuss for adults.

Neil
Tue Apr 19 15:31:53 CDT 2005

did you hear "=?Utf-8?B?VGhlIFNoYWRvdw==?="
<TheShadow@discussions.microsoft.com> say in news:F777287B-C687-42D8-
9FC5-94258E6F9CA2@microsoft.com:

> Dr. Zeuss for adults.
>

??? I'm picturing being struck by a lighening bolt wielded by the Cat in
the Hat...

--
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- Barium: What doctors do when treatment fails

TheShadow
Tue Apr 19 16:10:03 CDT 2005



"Neil" wrote:

> did you hear "=?Utf-8?B?VGhlIFNoYWRvdw==?="
> <TheShadow@discussions.microsoft.com> say in news:F777287B-C687-42D8-
> 9FC5-94258E6F9CA2@microsoft.com:
>
> > Dr. Zeuss for adults.
> >
>
> ??? I'm picturing being struck by a lighening bolt wielded by the Cat in
> the Hat...
>
> --
> Neil MCNGP#30
>
> - Barium: What doctors do when treatment fails
>

Oops forgot the hot coffee and reading newsgroups rule.