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I haven’t had a chance to revise my resume in quite some time. It was up on the older blog site before I went and revamped this one. In most cases, I haven’t really needed to use a resume for my job placements in about 7 years. Most positions came by way of referral, which is a good thing. It’s also a risky thing because that indicates your reputation sort of precedes you in some ways, good or bad. And most of it has come from my time dabbling with OBIEE.

In the end, I’d invite you to browse around my LinkedIn profile for further information and detail on my past experience as well as what I’m currently working on.

LinkedIn

Since I do work for a social networking company, there are certain things I can embrace about the value of networking. I also have a certain amount of hesitation regarding privacy or the right to privacy. LinkedIn is similar in a way to my current employer in that it’s better to explore the network of professional contacts that you’ve had the fortune of meeting, working and interacting with along the way. And there’s a cookie crumb trail of where you have been that can now be tracked and, to some degree, verified based on the profile detail. This will do more for understanding any potential candidate’s work experience and abilities & skill sets than a simple resume.

The world is small, especially in specific concentrations of our field of Business Intelligence. If I don’t know someone who’s worked with OBIEE that I come across, I can surely find out in a short manner of time through contacts and the network they circulate in. And if you’re persistent enough, you just might reach out and get a better sense of a candidate than what is stated on a 2 page resume. Resumes can be doctored quite nicely. Hell, even LinkedIn recommendations can be misleading. There’s no better way than to make your own judgement based on all the intel you can gather. Hopefully the combination of resumes and profiles can help one make a better decision in who they choose to work with on their next project or job requirement.

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