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OS Projects and Your Resume?

Posted by Cliff on from the tooting-your-own-horn...tastefully dept.

DavonZ asks: "Being that many readers of Slashdot may have contributed to Open Source projects, I thought this the best place to ask this question: What is the best way to outline our side projects into our resumes? I did the conversion of the C700 from Japanese to English, review hardware for nvmax.com, run MaxProjects which ports applications to the Sharp Zaurus, founded the Embedded Linux Developers Group and still maintain a full-time job with a semiconductor. How to I add these into my resume? I have been told not to; to only enter them into my cover letter. Others have told me to add a projects section. I have even been told that I shouldn't mention my projects at all. Which is the best approach? What are other Slashdot readers doing?"

7 of 80 comments (clear)

  1. Free Beer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Since OS projects are like free beer, why not give some to your potential employer? That is a sure-fire way to get employed.

  2. Re:Community by rw2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    By the way, for all you hiring managers out there, I'm available for contracts in April...

    See my resume in the parent.

  3. Re:Community by RedWolves2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    for all you hiring managers out there

    I thought they were extinct?

  4. Re:Community by rw2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good point.

    I retract my request. If anyone knows of a soup kitchen with especially fine fare, I'd appreciate a reference. I'll need something to eat starting around the end of April...

  5. Don't forget. . . by polyphemus-blinder · · Score: 2, Funny

    to mention that you got a story posted on /.
    :)

    --

    It's all going according to .plan.
  6. Job with a semiconductor? by DasBub · · Score: 2, Funny

    and still maintain a full-time job with a semiconductor.

    Tell us, what sort of job do you have with a dwarfish locomotive employee?

  7. Re:(OT) Resumes are hard by rw2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Heh, the first GPLed resume. Funny.

    You can, of course, crib the style. Try not to apply for my job, eh? ;-)

    it's

    Good, thanks.

    Fermilab

    I think it's a funny sentence even after you patch, I'm going to consider changes that obviate the need for that clumsy sentenece completly.

    Landis

    Good, thanks.

    Swing master

    Style matters. I'm not accepting this patch, but will consider it for a future release.

    Thanks a lot, I appreciate the fresh eyes making my bugs shallow.