From: Lee_-_Johnson@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.misc
Subject: EasyResume(TM) Resume Writing Guide/Sample
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 21:55:16 PDT
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                               EasyResume(TM)
                           (Version 2.1 - 4/16/92)

               A resume composition outline and sample resume
             for experienced Software Engineering professionals

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     NOTE: CARETS (^) ARE USED THROUGHOUT THIS TEXT FILE INSTEAD OF
           UNDERLINES.  YOU SHOULD USE UNDERLINES IN YOUR EasyResume(TM).
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                WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE A CURRENT RESUME
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The best time to investigate new opportunities is when you don't have to!
Keeping your career moving upward should be a continuing activity, not 
just something you do when you decide (or are forced) to "look around."  
What you should do is map-out a definite CAREER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM!

The first step in establishing a CAREER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM is to prepare a 
good resume ....... our EasyResume(TM)!

There are several good reasons for having a current resume other than 
looking for another job.   You will probably be asked for one if: (1) you 
get a new boss, or are trying to persuade a candidate to accept your offer 
(both of whom should know all the extra work you do that's not in your Job 
Description, as well as your accomplishments at other companies); (2) your 
company has a reorganization; (3) you are asked to be on a technical 
conference panel, and the moderator needs information to introduce you 
properly; (4) you apply for a big loan (it's very effective to attach your
resume to the loan application); or (5) an exceptional opportunity comes 
along.  If you update and polish your resume annually, it will be much 
more effective than one thrown together on the spur-of-the-moment.

Nevertheless, most people only think about their resume when they are 
considering changing jobs.  As a result, many deficient, flawed, and 
poorly constructed resumes are in circulation today, and many people 
are not achieving their goals and career growth potential.
 

                                      -2-

                   AN EXPLANATION OF OUR RESUME PHILOSOPHY
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
A resume may well be the single most important representation of a 
professional's career.  Many well qualified candidates never even get to 
first base (the interview) because they were screened out due to an 
inadequate resume.

Having been in the recruiting business since 1972, we have observed that 
the vast majority of resumes do a very poor job of describing the 
significant ACCOMPLISHMENTS of a software professional.  The reason for 
this is that most resumes describe RESPONSIBILITIES rather than 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.  (It seems that most people just copy their job 
descriptions out of their company's Job Description Manual!)  A mere 
description of your responsibilities doesn't say whether or not you 
accomplished them successfully -- and it certainly doesn't show the 
phenomenal things you did to accomplish them!

For example, don't just say you were responsible for writing software 
for controlling a robot:  say you wrote 8,000 lines of C, using Yourdon 
structured methodology under UNIX on a SUN, and integrated it into a 
100,000 line project, then ported it to a VAX 8800, and shipped it on time.  
IT'S YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND HOW YOU ACHIEVED THEM, THAT GET YOU 
INTERVIEWS AND OFFERS!

By following the EasyResume(TM) outline precisely, your resume will be quite 
long. (Four or five pages is average.)  Do NOT let this bother you!  Look 
upon what you are producing as a database of ALL your SIGNIFICANT 
accomplishments, from which you can produce a resume tailored to each 
specific position for which you apply.

What follows is a outline that encourages you to concentrate on your 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS and produce an EasyResume(TM).  But first, let's look at
a sample EasyResume(TM):

                           Sample EasyResume(TM)
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Software Wizard
123 Main St.,
Anytown, CA 94124 
Home phone: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Office phone: (xxx) xxx-xxxx

EDUCATION  B.S. Math - Rice University, Houston, TX - 1980. GPA 3.8/4.0
^^^^^^^^^

EXPERTISE SUMMARY
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Generic Application/System Software Development Expertise
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Extensive:
  ^^^^^^^^^
    * Interactive, source-level, symbolic debuggers for UNIX systems.
    * Graphical user interfaces, especially using X and Motif.  Portable 
      software, across operating systems and hardware architectures.
    * Distributed applications using a client/server model.
    * Multiprocess applications using lightweight threads.
 

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WIZARD - Page two

    Moderate:
    ^^^^^^^^
    * Pascal/Modula-2 compilers.
    * Configuration management systems.
    * Kernel debuggers, debuggers for parallel or highly-optimized code.

  Hardware & Operating Systems
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    Extensive:
    ^^^^^^^^^
    * DEC VAX under UNIX.
    * MIPS R2000/R3000 under UNIX.
    * Apple Macintosh under S/6.0 & 7.0.

    Moderate:
    ^^^^^^^^
    * Intel 386 running MS-DOS or SCO UNIX.
    * DEC VAX under VMS.

  Languages and Tools
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    Extensive:
    ^^^^^^^^^
    * C, C++, X window system, Motif, SunView, YACC, LEX, ksh, csh, dbx, 
      Saber-C, Emacs.
    Moderate:
    ^^^^^^^^
    * DCL, Pascal, Modula-2.

  Networks & Protocols
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    Extensive:
    ^^^^^^^^^
    * TCP/IP, UDP, X window system wire protocol.

  Academic Understanding & Potential Abilities
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  * SQL/Ingres, Courier RPC, XEROX D-Machines, Mesa, Pilot, Apple 
    Macintosh.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Foobar Technologies - Softwareville, CA                     1/85 - Present
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Principal Engineer
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Senior technical member of the company's R&D laboratory.  Currently
  responsible for the architecture and implementation of a source-level 
  C++ (AT&T 2.1) debugger for Sun SPARCstations under SunOS (UNIX).

    Major Accomplishments
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    C++ Debugger (6/90 - Present):  As architect and chief implementor for 
    the C++ debugger, have day-to-day responsibility for all major 
    architectural decisions for the debugger.  Along with three other full 
    time engineers, two consultants, and a writer, have brought the C++ 
 

                                      -4-
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    debugger from initial concept up through delivery to customers.  We 
    are the first full symbolic debugger for C++ available on SUN 
    platforms, and the only debugger on any platform to fully support all 
    features of C++ in the debugging of production programs. Results:  The 
    debugger has succeeded in demonstrating the viability of independent 
    window and command line user interfaces to the same debugger, without 
    having to resort to such clumsy artifices as a window "veneer" over a 
    simple command line interface.  It is written entirely in C++ and is 
    portable across a wide range of C++ dialects, hardware platforms, and 
    versions of UNIX.  Our use of object-oriented design has allowed us to 
    keep the implementation very easy to maintain, without sacrificing 
    functionality.  We set out to make the debugger hardware architecture 
    independent, operating system independent, and user-interface 
    independent.  As a result of our work, SUN is in a position to offer a 
    premier C++ program development environment on its systems, enhancing 
    our CASE offering, facilitating porting of applications to and from 
    our platforms, and leveraging engineering talent internally.

    Xt Toolkit Intrinsics (2/88 - 6/90):  As architect and chief 
    implementor of the Xt toolkit intrinsics for the X window system, 
    responsible (with three other engineers) for the design, 
    implementation, and delivery of the intrinsics to the MIT X 
    Consortium.  Personally responsible for much of the design of the Xt 
    intrinsics, and the implementation of large parts of the library 
    including event and translation management, and the resource manager, 
    as well as the design most of the class and inheritance mechanism.  
    Also personally ported and tested the intrinsics on IBM MVS after the 
    initial implementation under SUN UNIX.  We developed the Xt intrinsics 
    on SUN UNIX using the PCC C compiler, Emacs, dbx, rcs, lint, and 
    Saber-C.  We worked closely with the groups developing the first 
    implementations of the X window system server, and groups using the Xt 
    intrinsics to develop the first widget sets.  A significant challenge 
    was the development of a portable classing mechanism in C.  Results: 
    The UNIX workstation industry has standardized on the Xt toolkit 
    intrinsics we developed as the basis for graphical user interfaces for 
    UNIX workstations.  Motif, Open Look, and SunView all use the Xt 
    intrinsics.  As a result, Digital's reputation as a provider of X 
    window system platforms, and its workstation business has directly 
    benefited.  I was the first engineer in the company's  UNIX 
    organization ever promoted to Principal Engineer, a promotion that was 
    a direct result of my work on the toolkit.

  Other activities:
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Conducting tutorials both at the X conference and inside the company on X 
  toolkit programming and writing X widgets.  Currently a member of 
  X/Open's User Interface working group, and the X/Open Technical 
  Committee on Graphical User Interfaces.  Was also active in the X 
  consortium.

  Earlier work at Foobar involved porting UNIX to a RISC machine.

 
                                    -5-
WIZARD - Page four

ENGINEERS R US INCORPORATED - Disk City, CA                   1/83 - 12/84
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Senior Member of the Technical Staff
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Senior engineer in the Workstation Group of the company's Systems 
  Development Division.  Was responsible for the symbolic debugger.

    Major Accomplishments
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    Symbolic Debugger (1/83 - 12/84):  While personally maintaining and 
    enhancing the existing the symbolic language debugger, completed a 
    design and began to implement a significant revision that would allow 
    the debugger to cleanly debug multi-threaded applications running on 
    68030 UNIX workstations.  The technical challenge was to allow the 
    debugger to be simultaneously debugging multiple threads, each running 
    asynchronously, while presenting a single user interface to the user.  
    This design required an internally multi-threaded architecture, and to 
    allow the user to interactively make arbitrary calls into a running 
    program required extremely careful design.  Used the workstation's 
    language (a predecessor to Modula-2) and workstations for my work.  
    Results:  Debugging multi-threaded applications is often an arcane
    art.  Bugs are often obscure and unrepeatable.  This debugger for 
    multi-threaded applications significantly reduced the amount of time 
    needed to develop good multi-threaded applications.

    Reason for leaving: Most of the Workstation Group left at the same 
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    time to form a new company.  I was one of those founding members.


EIEIO TECHNOLOGIES - Capslock, TX                              3/82 - 1/83
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Consultant
  ^^^^^^^^^^
  Hired as a consultant to implement a Pascal/Assembly language debugger 
  for a new microcomputer.  Had full design and implementation 
  responsibility for this debugger, and worked closely with my client's 
  employees working on the operating system, as well as other outside 
  contractors implementing the Pascal compiler.

    Reason for leaving:  Contract complete.
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


BLAZING COMPUTERS, INC - Capslock, TX                          6/80 - 2/82
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Principal Engineer
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Responsible for design and implementation of the Pascal compiler for a 
  new VAX/VMS-like timesharing super-minicomputer.

  Was a member of the ANSI Pascal standards committee, and the ISO 
  International Pascal Experts Committee.

 

                                      -6-

WIZARD - Page five

SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYMENT
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

S. WIZARD CONSULTING - Anytown, CA                          9/79 - Present
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  Owner of a small sideline software consulting business.  Designed and 
  implemented a small and fast parser generator for LR(k) grammars 
  (Syntax/Semantics Language), a grammar analyzer for Extended Backus-Naur 
  Form language specifications, and a disassembler for the Motorola 
  MC68000 on a DEC PDP-11 under UNIX V7, all in S/SL and C on the Apple 
  Macintosh.

EMPLOYMENT DURING SCHOOL
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Computer Programmer (1976 - 1980)
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Worked during college as a programmer at various jobs on and off campus.

  - UCSD Pascal project doing programming on early bitmap display 
    minicomputers.

  - Data format conversion for the Center for Music Research on campus, 
    moving data from Burroughs B6700 and CDC 7600 system to Digital 
    PDP-11's.

  - Programming for the on-campus course and professor evaluation 
    organization including data reduction and statistical analysis on 
    UCSD's Burroughs B6700 in Algol.

  - Programmer at XYZ Corporation designing and implementing small college 
    management custom software packages including custom databases, 
    scheduling, general ledger and accounts receivable on timesharing 
    computers.

PUBLICATIONS
^^^^^^^^^^^^
  "Pascal for the VAX", Journal of Computer Languages, October 1981.
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  ANSI Pascal Standards, June 1981 (with M. Wirehead and H. Chipps).
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Fluent in German.
  Can read Serbo-Croatian.

COMMERCIAL TRAINING COURSES
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  "X widgets internals", ToolTrack International, March 8-12 1988.

SECURITY CLEARANCE
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Secret Clearance issued 1981, not currently active.

HOBBIES/OUTSIDE INTERESTS
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Fishing, skiing, cooking.

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                      End of sample EasyResume(TM)
 

                                      -7-

NOW, LET'S GET STARTED ON THE BEST RESUME YOU EVER HAD -- AN EasyResume(TM)!

                           EasyResume(TM) Outline
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Name: (including nickname)
Home Street Address:
Home City, State, Zip:
Home Area Code & Phone:
Office Area Code & Phone:

Type ACADEMIC EDUCATION, followed by two CRs (CR = carriage return). Indent 
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
one space, then type in all degrees, starting with highest, e.g., Ph.D. 
Computer Science - M.I.T. - Cambridge, MA - 1973 (GPA 4.0/4.0), followed 
by two CRs.  Leave a blank line between each degree, and begin each line
by indenting one space.  (If you want to enter specific courses or an 
abstract of your dissertation or thesis, go ahead.)

Type EXPERTISE SUMMARY, followed by two CRs.
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(The following section is divided into: GENERIC APPLICATION/SYSTEM 
SOFTWARE/RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE; HARDWARE & SYSTEMS 
SOFTWARE; LANGUAGES/PACKAGES/TOOLS/METHODOLOGIES.  In these sections, 
ONLY enter experience in which you are CURRENTLY proficient (either 
extensively or moderately) due to DIRECT involvement.  List other technologies 
in which you are rusty or have only academic (study) familiarity in the 
section below entitled "ACADEMIC UNDERSTANDING & POTENTIAL ABILITIES.")

Type Generic Application/System Software Development Expertise
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
followed by one CR.  Indent one space, then enter the GENERIC applications 
and systems software internals in which you are CURRENTLY proficient due to 
DIRECT involvement.  Divide your experience into two levels of proficiency,
"Extensive" and "Moderate".

If you had supervisory responsibility, include under "management" the 
largest number of people supervised and your largest direct budget 
responsibility.

Type Hardware & Systems Software followed by one CR.  Indent one space,
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
then enter the hardware and software in which you are CURRENTLY proficient 
due to DIRECT involvement.  Include, for example, communications, database, 
and graphical hardware and software.  Again, divide your experience into 
extensive and moderate categories of proficiency.  

Type Languages/Packages/Tools/Methodologies followed by one CR.  Indent one
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
space, then enter those in which you are CURRENTLY proficient due to DIRECT 
involvement.  Again, divide your experience into extensive and moderate
categories of proficiency.

Type Academic Understanding & Potential Abilities followed by one CR.
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Indent one space, then list other technologies in which you are rusty or 
have only academic (study) familiarity.

 

                                      -8-

Type PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT, followed by two CRs.  (Create separate 
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
employment sections for "INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR EMPLOYMENT", "SUPPLEMENTAL 
EMPLOYMENT" and "EMPLOYMENT DURING SCHOOL".)

Below this, type the name of your MOST RECENT employer and the TOTAL period 
of employment (month/year - month/year; be sure to include the months) in 
this format, followed by two CRs:

YOUR MOST RECENT EMPLOYER - city, state                        m/yr - m/yr   
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Indent two spaces, and type your current ADMINISTRATIVE title (your title
within the company) and dates in THIS position:

  Your Title (m/yr - m/yr), followed by one CR.
  ^^^^^^^^^^
  Indent two spaces and type a brief description of your group, its mission, 
  number of people, and your general, personal responsibilities. (This is 
  the only area where you talk about your responsibilities, and I recommend
  that you use the word "responsible.")  If you supervised others, include 
  under "management" the largest number of people supervised and your largest 
  direct budget responsibility.   You can go into detail later in the 
  Major Accomplishments section that follows.  

Enter two CRs, indent four spaces, and type: 
    MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, followed by two more CRs.  Since this is an 
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
important part of your EasyResume(TM), this whole section should be indented 
by four spaces, so it will stand out on the page.

    Start with the TITLE of a project or effort that stands out in your 
    mind as THE MOST significant accomplishment in THIS position.  Put the 
    month/year - month/year in parentheses following the title.  Do NOT 
    use the word RESPONSIBLE, because this section is to be accomplishment 
    oriented, not responsibility oriented.

    Start with your FUNCTIONAL (not administrative) title, e.g., "As the 
    Chief Architect and implementor...." or "As a member of a three person 
    team,.......", and then continue with the specific things you did, 
    e.g., "I personally performed the analysis, general design, and program 
    design."

    Continue with a brief technical description.  For example, describe
    the type of application, hardware, system software, languages, packages, 
    tools, methodologies, special techniques or algorithms, etc., that were 
    involved with this particular accomplishment.

    Finally, describe the end result or benefit to your employer or 
    user.  This is a very important section, because a premium is placed on 
    people who genuinely understand the nature of the industry they are in
    and their contribution to it.

IF YOU HAD ADDITIONAL "MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS" IN THE ABOVE POSITION, ADD 
UP TO THREE MORE "MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT" SECTIONS.  THEN PROCEED TO "OTHER 
ACTIVITIES" FOR THIS POSITION.

Enter two CRs, indent four spaces, then type:
    OTHER ACTIVITIES:  followed immediately by functions you performed that
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    were routine, or not pertinent to the type of position you desire.

Enter two CRs and indent two spaces, then type:
  Reason for leaving:  followed by an objective, non-editorial reason.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 

                                      -9-

NOTE: REPEAT THE ABOVE FOR EACH POSITION WITHIN THIS COMPANY, THEN FOR
POSITIONS WITH PREVIOUS EMPLOYERS, GOING BACK THE LAST SIX OR SEVEN YEARS.  
FOR EMPLOYERS BEFORE THAT, YOU CAN USE THE FOLLOWING BRIEF FORMAT: 

Type the name of your employer and the TOTAL period of employment 
(month/year - month/year), in this format, followed by two CRs:

IBM - San Jose, CA                                             1/79 - 8/83
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Indent two spaces and type your ADMINISTRATIVE title (your company's 
internal title) and dates in THIS position; e.g.,
  Project Leader (6/81 - 8/83), followed by 1 CR and indent two spaces.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  Type below, the type of applications or internals you worked on, your 
  personal responsibilities, and the hardware/software environment.

You don't need to go into the same level of detail as you do with your
more current jobs.  For positions which you held six or seven years ago,
companies are primarily interested in your rate of advancement, stability, 
and types of application, system software, and industry experience.

Enter two CRs and indent two spaces, then type:
  Reason for leaving: followed by an objective, non-editorial reason.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

NOTE: REPEAT THE ABOVE SECTION FOR EACH EMPLOYER, ALL THE WAY BACK TO 
YOUR FIRST EMPLOYER.

Finally, complete the following sections:

PUBLICATIONS
^^^^^^^^^^^^
  List your publications.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  List languages in which you have speaking, reading, and writing ability.
  Differentiate between fluent and conversational ability.

COMMERCIAL TRAINING COURSES
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  List title, who gave course, date.

SECURITY CLEARANCE
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  List clearance, date issued, date of last renewal.

HOBBIES/OUTSIDE INTERESTS
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  List a few of your interests.

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                    The End of EasyResume(TM) Outline

   FREE OFFER:  RESUME ARCHIVAL STORAGE & INCLUSION IN FULL-TEXT DATABASE

Over the years, we have found that many people seem to lose their resume, 
so you are welcome to upload it to us. (We do a tape backup of our system 
every day.)  We have been in business since 1974, and are likely to be
around for a long time.
 

                                      -10-

By way of introduction, LEE JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL is a small search firm
established in 1974, specializing exclusively in employer-retained search
for Software Engineering professionals, primarily in the U.S. and Canada.  
We work in leading edge technologies such as object-oriented languages, 
connectivity, fuzzy logic, neural networks, distributed database internals, 
optimizing compilers, programming environments, GUIs, and multiprocessor 
operating systems internals.  We do NOT work in the MIS area.

We maintain a one-to-one relationship with our client companies and
candidates.  We do NOT mass-mail resumes.  We use an OCR system and 
full-text database software that indexes every word in your resume.
When conducting a search, we query the database with a very complex
boolean search statement that gives ONLY exact matches, so we won't
waste your time.  If your resume is retrieved, we will contact you with
a detailed description of the position, and discuss the position with you.

YOUR RESUME IS SECURE: The database resides on a stand-alone PC that is not
connected to any network.

WE NEVER RELEASE YOUR RESUME WITHOUT YOUR AUTHORIZATION.

If you are like the vast majority of software professionals we talk to, 
you are probably not actively "looking" now.  However, most professionals  
appreciate the value of being notified when a truly career-advancing 
opportunity for themselves comes to our attention.  Also, going to an 
exploratory interview occasionally can be very valuable in terms of 
self-examination of your career progression, technical development, 
salary/equity valuation, making new contacts, and sharpening your 
interview skills and strategy.  If we have your resume in our full-text 
database, we won't overlook anything, won't waste your time, and may be 
able to bring a truly career-advancing opportunity to your attention.

WE CANNOT HELP PLACE the following types of people:
   ^^^^^^
IMMIGRANTS  without U.S. Permanent Resident Visa and "Green Card." 
            Exceptions are citizens of Canada, and students from the 
            People's Republic of China who qualify under the Bush 
            Executive Order. 

ENTRY-LEVEL graduates with no previous COMMERCIAL experience.  Employers
            utilize College Placement Offices to hire recent graduates.
            EMPLOYERS DO NOT USE RECRUITING FIRMS TO HIRE RECENT GRADUATES.
            WE ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST ENTRY-LEVEL GRADUATES WITH NO PREVIOUS
            COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE.  (Contact us after you have 
            gained 2 or more years of commercial industry experience.  An
            EasyResume(TM) will increase your chances of getting an offer.
            When following the EasyResume(TM) format, describe school 
            projects the same way as suggested for commercial projects.)

JOB-HOPPERS who have changed jobs every 1-2 years, regardless of reasons.
            Employers use recruiting firms to find engineers who 
            have had LONG-TERM (3+ years) experience over the full-life
            cycle of a project.  THOSE WHO HAVE HAD SOME BAD LUCK WITH
            SEVERAL LAYOFFS, ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE AN OFFER BY 
            APPLYING DIRECTLY TO THE COMPANY. (Using an EasyResume(TM), 
            of course!)
 

                                      -11-

1. You can send your resume (preferably an EasyResume(TM)) electronically to:
    
    Our Internet address: lee_johnson@cup.portal.com
    
    Our BBS at 510-524-0416 (8N1 up to 2400 baud), which is also a FAX line.
    
    (If you use FAX, please transmit in the 200 lines per inch mode, also
     called "fine" or "detailed" or "high-quality".

2. Use XMODEM or other error checking protocol.

3. Please transmit straight ASCII (with a line feed in addition to a 
   carriage return at the end of each line).  PLEASE LIMIT TEXT WIDTH TO 80 
   CHARACTERS OR LESS.


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