Oh yeah...

Standing in the shower this morning, I realized that Robyn hired me eighteen months ago despite my complete inexperience with any of the specific technologies his business required, except for HTML. I knew no PHP or MySQL, although I had a semester of Oracle operations, so I had some exposure to SQL. I had only the rudiments of CSS and no Javascript. What he selected me for was my familiarity with database and programming concepts.

It's just that the income offered wasn't as stunning.

Feh.

I hate resumés.

I try to keep a history file for each of my jobs, listing responsibilities, accomplishments, etc., throwing in as much detail as I can remember. The theory is that I'll have enough raw material that I can compose an adequate resumé.

The truth is that my distaste for the task is firmly rooted in my emotional issues, not my process. Issues that I can barely put a label on, really. Feelings of inadequacy, regret that I don't have more education, and a firm belief that whoever is reviewing it will smell my bullshit.

Except that it's not bullshit. Every word is true. So then I wonder if I should be inflating things just a tad. Then again, I'm not competing with anybody else for this position. I was given the feeling that this was pretty much a formality.

And I've never included a salary requirement line. I keep thinking, "yeah, right," when I look at it, but I was specifically instructed to add it in.

At least it's done and sent away.