Getting something on my resume

K

kboris

I stumble across very depressing websites with incredible displays
of programming prowess. They're depressing because they belong to
other people.

Examples include: a 3-D rendition of Rubik's cube, various games,
scientific analysis etc etc. Just to completely go over the top,
a lot of these sites share the source code.

1) Am I sunk in the job market without a portfolio?
2) If you interview candidates, what was the best display you've seen?

I have some assembler and preprocessing utilities to show off. Maybe
a simple language compiler.

But it's no rubik's cube!

Thanks
/kevin
 
P

Paul Lutus

kboris said:
I stumble across very depressing websites with incredible displays
of programming prowess. They're depressing because they belong to
other people.

Examples include: a 3-D rendition of Rubik's cube, various games,
scientific analysis etc etc. Just to completely go over the top,
a lot of these sites share the source code.

1) Am I sunk in the job market without a portfolio?

Yes, unless all those people with portfolios suddenly get hit by a bus.
2) If you interview candidates, what was the best display you've seen?

Competence and experience.
I have some assembler and preprocessing utilities to show off. Maybe
a simple language compiler.

But it's no rubik's cube!

So hit the books.
 
T

Tyler Reed

Kevin,

What are you wanting to do for work? And, how would you like to build your
portfolio?

Thanks,
Tyler Reed
tyler@spam_sucks_progressforge.net
 
A

Alex Hunsley

kboris said:
I stumble across very depressing websites with incredible displays
of programming prowess. They're depressing because they belong to
other people.

Examples include: a 3-D rendition of Rubik's cube, various games,
scientific analysis etc etc. Just to completely go over the top,
a lot of these sites share the source code.

1) Am I sunk in the job market without a portfolio?

Not necessarily - depends on if you've had a job in that market before,
who for, and for how long...
2) If you interview candidates, what was the best display you've seen?

I'd say they'd be quite interested in stable, industrious, able people
(with some background in the work) as much as they'd be interested in
graphics/science whizzes etc. (who also may of course have the
aforementioned traits as well).
I have some assembler and preprocessing utilities to show off. Maybe
a simple language compiler.

But it's no rubik's cube!

Thanks
/kevin

If you don't have a previous comparable employment in the field, then a
portfolio would help a lot. It's your way to show off your thang (in
whatever way you want) given a lack of previous jobs.

alex
 

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