[Critique wanted on Resume/CV] I want to apply for any programming-job.
I have never written a resume or CV before (I have never had to search for a job before) so I am not sure if what I've done is okay.
I started with a template but I think it looks alright.
I have the resume and CV (is that a CV?) together, the resume is on page one and by itself it looks like this: http://imgur.com/70LHo [1]
The rest of the pages is more details of the work, some pictures and info. There are also extra projects that are not on the resume.
The PDF can be seen here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6084360/%3Ar%3Aesume/Resume-CV-JonathanWingerLang%20copy.pdf[2]
Or a picture of every page can be seen here (uglier): http://i.imgur.com/rgXlh.jpg [3]
Now I will be looking for any kind of programming-work, but my PDF has got mostly games in it. Is that okay? What would a "normal" software company think if I hand in my CV and there is mostly games shown? Shall I remove the (or some) games when applying to such companies?
Shall I send the first page (the resume) by itself or is it okay to send the whole package, or both as different files.
Anything (or everything gulp) that I shall change in the document?
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[ 0.28 ms ] story [ 19.7 ms ] threadGames is not a problem. It's expected for a new graduate that most experience will be projects such as those. You have more projects to show than most graduate CVs I see; this is a strong plus.
I'd like to see links to your code; the screenshots don't tell me much. (I look for tidy, well-documented code; it shows conscientiousness.)
On the first page I would like to see clickable links to the website for each project/product you worked on (and to source code if possible). Perhaps the whole CV would work better as a single page (or two) with links to your website for each project.
I don't know the official meanings of the words, but to me "Resume" and "CV" are the same thing.
Nitpicks: Some slightly awkward grammar & hyphenation on the first page. The formatting in the "Skills" section is a bit weird. Include a country code in your phone number.
If you're interested in a permanent position in London, send me an email (see my profile).
For me resume is like my first page, and a CV is more meaty information, so I tried a mix between the two.
A website will definitely be good, but right now, as I said, I am on "holiday" and just got a new computer so I have not yet settled into it - therefor I went with google docs.
And regarding a position, that is a wonderful thing to hear! I am however just now in Australia so it is (for now) not possible. I will keep it in my notes though, London is a nice place.
I would use just the first page but edit it so there is a bit more detail on what you've done, achievements, what size teams you worked in, for how long etc & your programming skills & interests.
I'm confused. You've done enough cool stuff that you don't need to despair at your prospects of finding any job, and your CV suggests that you actually enjoy doing some things that people demonstrably pay money for [1]. Why not narrow your search a bit?
That has the added benefit that there are much better answers to more specialized questions, say "how do I find a job doing data visualization?"; possible answers include "talk to the people you did that assistantship with" and "find some companies in that industry that you'd like to work for, send them a CV".
[1] It's debatable whether games fall in this category.