tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post2437164293218682819..comments2023-04-29T07:23:25.825-04:00Comments on Jay Fields' Thoughts: Semi-bluffing your interviewJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14491442812573747680noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-89916801892623848242007-09-30T17:54:00.000-04:002007-09-30T17:54:00.000-04:00Hi JayI liked your blog post, however there is sub...Hi Jay<BR/><BR/>I liked your blog post, however there is subtle subcategory you do not mention :-)<BR/><BR/>If you look at the resumes of the consultants working for public sector, you may put them all to "gross exaggerator". However - it is the system that leads to this - in an RFP response you get points for years of experience and keywords compliance. <BR/><BR/>Quite often, the requirements make it very hard to qualify unless you have all the buzzwords and exactly the expected ones. As an example - I have seen a guy to fail qualify because the requirement was "3 years of Java Web Programming" and his resume said "4 years of JSP". It all comes down to who evaluates the resume ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-90523969976666164012007-09-27T23:08:00.000-04:002007-09-27T23:08:00.000-04:00It's funny, I just updated my resume today (after ...It's funny, I just updated my resume today (after about 2 years of it being stagnant) and realized that I had listed out everything I've done, as if that were a <I>good</I> thing.<BR/><BR/>Now that I'm more mature (I guess?), I realize how ridiculous that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-48343490325816711142007-09-27T19:13:00.000-04:002007-09-27T19:13:00.000-04:00I tend to do exactly what you're describing. I nor...I tend to do exactly what you're describing. I normally call it an "expert in bulls*ing", but the key fact is can you get the knowledge that's needed. If I know enough to bluff my way through it then I know enough to go out and get the details that are needed. <BR/><BR/>Jack of All Trades, Expert of Some (try to be more then just one, you know?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-91012679541585772102007-09-26T13:31:00.000-04:002007-09-26T13:31:00.000-04:00I prefer working with experts. Like Ryan said, I t...I prefer working with experts. Like Ryan said, I tend to lean towards generalizing specialists, but I'll take an expert specialist or generalist if necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-40375853504104950772007-09-26T12:49:00.000-04:002007-09-26T12:49:00.000-04:00I would say generalizing specialists are the best....I would say generalizing specialists are the best... just because you're a jack of all trades doesn't mean you have to be a master of none.Ryan Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635857155555755249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-433733411664587212007-09-26T09:58:00.000-04:002007-09-26T09:58:00.000-04:00"You generally have a bit of knowledge of several ..."You generally have a bit of knowledge of several things, but almost no in depth knowledge of anything". You sort of imply that this is a bad thing. Are you saying that you prefer "specialists" to "generalists"? Isn't it likely that in some cases the latter are preferable to teh former?Sandeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190463941715909752noreply@blogger.com