Wednesday and life

I don't like the new Fastrak lanes for the Bay Bridge. I don't think it's just the first few days of getting used to the new configuration; I don't think it's going to work at all for high-commute times. While the Fastrak lanes end with 5 lanes at the tollbooths, they start with only 2 way back. There used to be 3 and that elimination of a prep lane, as you will, is not good. Without speeding up the meter lights for Fastrak lanes during rush hour, this will not work. Cash lanes are zooming past the stopped dead Fastrak drivers - not an encouragement to get Fastrak at all! It does make me want to go carpool though...

Read this if you need some help figuring out what not to do on your resume. The things that most annoy me are different fonts on the same page and an unprofessional email address. I have more grace on people who put personal information (including whether they're married!) on their resume as often people just don't know - sometimes they're recently new citizens. Also, don't put your references on your resume - swarmy recruiters will use that info sharkily and even for good recruiters, you don't want them calling your references too early. If you want, you can put "References available upon request" at the end of your resume but you don't really need it - hiring manangers/recruiters assume you have positive references.

You can definitely go over one page for a resume. I tell people that if you're over 22, you most likely will have a 2 page resume if not more. I've had some tech people with 5 page resumes.

You don't need an objective or usually a cover letter either.