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| Sary77 2003-08-03, 10:09 am |
| :::Information Communication Technology::::Career
Greeting Sir,
High-growth companies require visionary talent that is broad in perspective, merging all core disciplines to achieve common goals and deliver aggressive performance results. In my career, I have done just that.
With more than 3 years of information technology background, I have been delivering innovative network-driven IT solutions, working as a network administrator, systems administrator, internet/intranet support solutions, LAN/WAN applications, and LAN/WAN designer.
My technical proficiencies include a wide range of Network skills, being certified as a Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP where I gained many technical skills in Routers, Switches, Remote Access, and Internetwork Troubleshooting. I have also concluded a Complete Certification Program in Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer MCSE Windows 2000 from Microsoft Corporation, and Master Certified Internet Webmaster Administrator MCIW-Admin from CIW Organization.
The enclosed resume briefly outlines my experience and accomplishments. If it appears that my qualifications meet your current needs, I would be happy to further discuss my background in a meeting with you. You are most welcome to visit my detailed online-resume at http://engsary.tripod.com
I thank you for your time and effort. I look forward to your call.
Sincerely,
Sary Alkayyali
+966-54-160053
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia | |
| StealthGuy 2003-08-03, 11:42 am |
| Nice one. I got lots to learn  | |
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| onoski 2003-08-27, 12:38 pm |
| Sary77, you seem to have a good covering letter and killing CV, all you have to do is just keep applying for those jobs you're experienced for. The IT job market is at it's lowest and has been so for almost two years in a running. The UK or US is no difference as I live in the UK and it's difficult to land an interview less even a job. But don't give up just keep plugging away and learning as IT is always emerging with new technologies. Best wishes in your IT career and feel free to post a question or article. Cheerio How did the last job interview go? Lets us know in your reply. | |
| Sary77 2003-09-06, 1:04 pm |
| I make interview with more than 60 Companies like( Microsoft, HP, Nortel,....etc) I hope i can catch good offer @ Saudi Arabia
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| Papiya 2003-10-13, 11:55 am |
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Originally posted by Sary77
I Still Search but Still happy
Click new address my URL:
http://www.geocities.com/sarykayyali
You certainly have an impressive CV! | |
| darthw 2003-10-14, 9:55 am |
| The website looks good, Sary, as does the cover letter. I would expect it to impress a prospective employer. | |
| TJLeeland 2003-10-15, 6:49 pm |
| QUOTE]Originally posted by Sary77
Last Update Click Here!
Wrtie your Advise to next step please.
Best Regards;
SaRy [/QUOTE]
A CV is different than a US resume so my comments might not be relevant, but I would say your CV is a bit dry. As a person that's hired people the one thing I want to know is what experience you have that would be close to what I need you to do for me.
In other words, it's great that you have experience in Windows 2000 Server, but what did you do with it? Have you ever had to create a RAID system, implement a SAN, have you done backups, managed a VPN, setup users, etc. Windows 2000 covers so much, but if I need a DNS expert or a person that can setup an Active Directory Zone Transfer I have no idea if your knowledge is at that level.
Again, this is from an American's view point where I've been turned down because my resume didn't actually mention a technology, even though I knew it well. It could be too verbose for a CV, for all I know. Though anything over a two page resume is considered a risk in the US, and one page is preferred.
I guess I'm saying I would suggest some more details on what you actually did on the job. What experience sets you apart from the 20 others that know Windows, Cisco and all the other stuff? | |
| onoski 2003-10-16, 6:16 am |
| Give the guy a break as to me he's CV or resume looks very impressive. I am not quite sure of the point you were trying to make. | |
| azimuth40 2003-10-16, 2:28 pm |
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Originally posted by onoski
Give the guy a break as to me he's CV or resume looks very impressive. I am not quite sure of the point you were trying to make.
Do you really think that he was being harsh? Being impressive is nice. However the point as I see it is that regardless of how impressive it is, it is not working or he would not be asking for comments. He needs more than the Grandmother syndrome e.g. "Thats very nice".
Maybe it is a U.S. thing but here just telling someone what you know moves you from the C list to the B list. Telling someone what you have done moves you from the B list to the A list. Demonstrating in person that it is not bull gets you hired past a 30 to 45 day probation period.
There are hundreds of people applying for most jobs that claim to know the same things as you. Human Resources people cull that list by looking for someone that has already done what the job calls for. One of the best things that he has "done" is his web site itself, hope the printed CV has that location as a created project.
On-the-Job-Training (OJT) is mostly a thing of the past for an IT new hire. No pay or low pay internships have replaced that. A CV needs a shift from a body of study to a body of experience. Most software Resume/CV scanners look for action words first, (i.e. Performed, Installed, Modified, Developed, Created, Improved, Reduced, Tooled, Retooled, Scaled, Enhanced etc. etc. etc.) and qualifications are checked second.
For software development most don't even care about certs; show me a degree and a little of what you have done or no degree and a hell of a lot of what you have done. For hardware and networking, certs show that you are trainable but most companies would prefer not to do it. That is after all why the job offer asks for someone well versed in Active Directory for example. Well versed does not mean that "I passed the MCP tests in that". "Knowledge off" would probably be the words chosen for an offer looking for a newly certified person.
You have to remember that many studies show that the vast majority of people working in IT have no certs at all or expired/out of date certs. Certs were kind of a dot bomb thing as a way to break in to the field. Most start looking at certs when they start to look at new jobs. If you have certs and have a job the need to get more does not surface until the job becomes insecure. | |
| TJLeeland 2003-10-16, 2:46 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Sary77
Wrtie your Advise to next step please.
quote:
Originally posted by onoski
Give the guy a break as to me he's CV or resume looks very impressive. I am not quite sure of the point you were trying to make.
The point was to be helpful. I thought the purpose of his asking for advice was to get opinions of the CV and the steps to follow. Therefore I offered some ideas as I believed was asked of us. If I misunderstood the reason for this post please educate me.
I wasn't rude, I offered only constructive criticism, and I said that he should take it with a grain of salt, as my opinion may mean nothing in his country. I don't understand what I did wrong. Did I not do exactly what we were asked to do?
All I said was, from my view point as someone that has hired techs, I know which ones I called back vs the ones I didn't bother to call at all. I also know what the professional resume writers and head hunters have told me about the hiring process, as well as the changes made to my resume by the consulting firms I've worked for. According to everything I've been taught, when a manager has 250 resumes on his desk he tends to look at each one for no more than a few seconds and make a judgment based on the information on the resume.
Any resume service will tell you that you need to get the most important information to the reader within seconds or you will not get a call. Information needs to be clear, detailed, and easy to find; because if they're looking for someone that's done Exchange replication and 20 resumes state that experience clearly, they're not going to call the other five that just state Exchange Server in general terms unless the original 20 are first eliminated as candidates.
Is this true in Saudi Arabia? I don't know. Is that true here in the US? Yes it is. That's all I said. | |
| TJLeeland 2003-10-16, 2:57 pm |
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Originally posted by azimuth40
Do you really think that he was being harsh?
Thanks. I'm glad to see my intent was understood by some. | |
| onoski 2003-10-16, 6:16 pm |
| I am sorry guys if my message was a little misleading as I did not intended to critisize. However, it is true here in the UK that recruiters would not take your resume or CV seriously if it does not say what you've i.e. done with a product like Server 2000. Someone clevely listed things like on Windows 2000 professional I carried out the task of adding new users, testing and updating patch as require etc. These are things and more that should be on a resume. My point moreover was that he has an impressive CV and to me he has covered most grounds. I think what we fail to realize here of course is that the IT job market is fully saturated with less job openings and all these talks of outsourcing. That's where the problem lies not necessarily in he's CV or resume. No offence but I do think this is part of the reason why he's not landed a new job yet. I know of good sysadmins that have been out of jobs here in the UK years of experience know their stuff attended interviews after interviews but to no avail. It's not they lack personality or know how it is down to the fierce competitive market as it's sadly currently an employers market. It is all about hanging in there and striving to succeed as everyone has their time. Don't give up cos there's no easy way out your time would come. Best wishes and keep your head high | |
| Sary77 2003-10-17, 6:11 am |
| TJLeeland!
Can you see me your C.V and where you work now!
Regards;
SaRy | |
| TJLeeland 2003-10-20, 6:41 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by Sary77
TJLeeland!
Can you see me your C.V and where you work now!
Regards;
SaRy
I work for myself right now. But I'd be happy to throw up a copy of my current resume for you to see. Just let me make some changes to it and I'll post a link here in this thread. | |
| TJLeeland 2003-10-20, 6:46 pm |
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Originally posted by onoski
No offence but I do think this is part of the reason why he's not landed a new job yet.
I have no doubt it's a part of the equation. For all my rabble-rousing, I do understand that things are harder and that the jobs aren't as easy to come by as they used to be. | |
| Sary77 2003-10-27, 1:22 pm |
| Welcome any one at UK or Canada ( i dont like work at U.S)
know the big companies tha mainly projects Microsoft or Cisco; please write some address so i try to send my resume there and wait the comments.
Thanks to all.
Regards;
SaRy
MCSE 2000, CCNP, Master CIW-Admin
Computer Engineer B4 any Certificate
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| onoski 2003-10-27, 6:04 pm |
| Sary77 have you finished polishing up your CV as per all the replies to your thread? Most of the jobs in the UK and I believe Canada advertise their IT openings through agencies or newspapers. Are u thinking of relocating? Lets know what your plans are. | |
| Sary77 2003-11-11, 4:34 am |
| After Gitex Dubai 2003 i think there is more JOBS @ Middle East for Information Technology but here (Saudi Arabia) only think about cheap employee select any one "Agree" with Low Salary. | |
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| Sary77 2004-02-16, 10:19 am |
| 4 Years Completed!
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| ZacDogg 2004-02-16, 5:07 pm |
| This is getting really old. You've tried this like 10 times already and it obviously hasn't worked. Maybe you should let it go! |
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