akitaonrails · April 17, 2010 22:25 · Feb 6, 2010 · Feb 6, 2010 · Feb 6, 2010
diff --git a/job-resume.rb b/job-resume.rb
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ def self.toolkit
   def self.experience
     past = []
     past.push {:company => "XYZ", :title => "Ruby Wrangler",
-               :date => (1.year.ago .. 6.months.ago)
+               :date => (1.year.ago .. 6.months.ago),
                :description => "Built A because of B, responsible for X",
                :reference => "John Smith <[email protected]>",
                :url => "http://awesome-rails-app.com"}
 
     past.push {:company => "CDF", :title => "Server Admin",
-               :date => (6.months.ago .. Time.now)
+               :date => (6.months.ago .. Time.now),
                :description => "Migrated X to cloud platform Y",
                :reference => "Bob Smith <[email protected]>",
                :url => "http://more-awesome-rails.com"}

diff --git a/job-resume.rb b/job-resume.rb
@@ -2,36 +2,38 @@
 # 
 # Imagine yourself on the other side of the table: two job openings, hundreds of resumes, 
 # _all of which_ look friggin' identical. Yeah, the HR departments at your MegaCorp XYZ are using 
-# automated tools to scan for keywords, and the coop department at your school is trying to beat you
-# into submission to follow some "predefined template".. But, unless what you're aspiring to is to be
-# an automaton at MegaCorp XYZ, relegated to writing test harnesses for code that will never see the 
-# light of day.. please do yourself a favor, and _be different_! Be bold, dammit. 
+# automated tools to scan for keywords, and the coop department at your school is trying to beat 
+# you into submission to follow some "predefined template".. But, unless what you're aspiring to
+# is to be an automaton at MegaCorp XYZ, relegated to writing test harnesses for code that will
+#  never see the light of day.. please do yourself a favor, and _be different_! Be bold, dammit. 
 #
 # (Frankly, I'm falling asleep while reading your resumes.. Wake me up! Srsly.)
 #
 # => Stuff we care about 
 # 
-# Yeah I'll ask you about your strengths and weaknesses, but really, the best indicator of who you are
-# is what you do with your free time. School projects are great, so is work experience. But if you 
-# wrote a JQuery lib on the weekend, you know, for fun.. Now that is hot. That says a lot, tell me 
-# about it.
+# Yeah I'll ask you about your strengths and weaknesses, but really, the best indicator of who 
+# you are is what you do with your free time. School projects are great, so is work experience. 
+# But if you wrote a JQuery lib on the weekend, you know, for fun.. Now that is hot. That says 
+# a lot, tell me about it.
 # 
-# You know what it shows? Passion. You cared enough to do it on your free time - that already puts you
-# in less than 10% of the population of all students (srsly). 
+# You know what it shows? Passion. You cared enough to do it on your free time - that already 
+# puts you in less than 10% of the population of all students (srsly). 
 #
-# Show me your blog, tell me a story. An interview is your opportunity to show off your stuff. Grab my
-# laptop and show me a code snippet you're proud of, or tell me about a problem you're currently
-# trying to solve.
+# Show me your blog, tell me a story. An interview is your opportunity to show off your stuff. 
+# Grab my laptop and show me a code snippet you're proud of, or tell me about a problem you're 
+# currently trying to solve.
 #
 # => Useless stuff 
 # 
-# Your GPA is possibly the least useful predictor for a good interview - in fact, it appears to have
-# an inverse correllation. That is, of course good grades are good, but they don't tell the story, so 
-# don't sweat it. Same goes for your high-school hobbies: show me your recent work instead.
+# Your GPA is possibly the least useful predictor for a good interview - in fact, it appears to 
+# have an inverse correllation. That is, of course good grades are good, but they don't tell the
+# story, so don't sweat it. Same goes for your high-school hobbies: show me your recent work 
+# instead.
 #
-# Oh, and don't even get me started on keyword stuffing. I'm sure that you're bright, but I doubt you
-# managed to grok C/C++/Java & Erlang all at the same time, after taking CS 133. Know your strenghts, 
-# advertise them. If you know C++ inside out, that won't stop me from hiring you for a Ruby position. 
+# Oh, and don't even get me started on keyword stuffing. I'm sure that you're bright, but I doubt
+# you managed to grok C/C++/Java & Erlang all at the same time, after taking CS 133. Know your 
+# strenghts, advertise them. If you know C++ inside out, that won't stop me from hiring you for 
+# a Ruby position. 
 #
 # => In conclusion... 
 #
@@ -41,15 +43,16 @@
 # different, dammit.
 #
 # Kthnx,
-# Ilya Grigorik (twitter: @igrigorik, email: [email protected], blog: igvita.com, github: github.com/igrigorik)
-# CTO / Founder - postrank.com
+#
+# Ilya Grigorik - CTO / Founder - postrank.com
+# (twitter: @igrigorik, email: [email protected], blog: igvita.com, github: github.com/igrigorik)
 # 
 # 
-# P.S. Yeah, we're hiring at PostRank. In fact we're never not hiring, so if you think you got what it takes...
-#      then drop me a line, or even better, send me some code. Happy to chat. 
+# P.S. Yeah, we're hiring at PostRank. In fact we're never not hiring, so if you think you got what
+#      it takes... then drop me a line, or even better, send me some code. Happy to chat. 
 #
-# P.P.S. So I took 15 minutes to draft a _different_ kind of resume. You know, one that would guarantee an interview... 
-#        Fork it, modify it, use it, do whatever you want. Point is, do something different.
+# P.P.S. So I took 15 minutes to draft a _different_ kind of resume. You know, one that would guarantee
+#        an interview... Fork it, modify it, use it, do whatever you want. Point is, do something different.
 #
 
 class Student < ActiveRecord::Base
@@ -114,4 +117,4 @@ def method_missing(method, *args, &block)
     "please contact me for futher discussions." \
   end
 
-end
+end
diff --git a/job-resume.rb b/job-resume.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# Hey coops.. 
+# 
+# Imagine yourself on the other side of the table: two job openings, hundreds of resumes, 
+# _all of which_ look friggin' identical. Yeah, the HR departments at your MegaCorp XYZ are using 
+# automated tools to scan for keywords, and the coop department at your school is trying to beat you
+# into submission to follow some "predefined template".. But, unless what you're aspiring to is to be
+# an automaton at MegaCorp XYZ, relegated to writing test harnesses for code that will never see the 
+# light of day.. please do yourself a favor, and _be different_! Be bold, dammit. 
+#
+# (Frankly, I'm falling asleep while reading your resumes.. Wake me up! Srsly.)
+#
+# => Stuff we care about 
+# 
+# Yeah I'll ask you about your strengths and weaknesses, but really, the best indicator of who you are
+# is what you do with your free time. School projects are great, so is work experience. But if you 
+# wrote a JQuery lib on the weekend, you know, for fun.. Now that is hot. That says a lot, tell me 
+# about it.
+# 
+# You know what it shows? Passion. You cared enough to do it on your free time - that already puts you
+# in less than 10% of the population of all students (srsly). 
+#
+# Show me your blog, tell me a story. An interview is your opportunity to show off your stuff. Grab my
+# laptop and show me a code snippet you're proud of, or tell me about a problem you're currently
+# trying to solve.
+#
+# => Useless stuff 
+# 
+# Your GPA is possibly the least useful predictor for a good interview - in fact, it appears to have
+# an inverse correllation. That is, of course good grades are good, but they don't tell the story, so 
+# don't sweat it. Same goes for your high-school hobbies: show me your recent work instead.
+#
+# Oh, and don't even get me started on keyword stuffing. I'm sure that you're bright, but I doubt you
+# managed to grok C/C++/Java & Erlang all at the same time, after taking CS 133. Know your strenghts, 
+# advertise them. If you know C++ inside out, that won't stop me from hiring you for a Ruby position. 
+#
+# => In conclusion... 
+#
+# Being exceptional requires hard work, but trust me, it's worth the effort. Let the automatons go
+# where they ought to go.. to the MegaCorps who filter on keywords and require pre-formatted resumes
+# printed on 95% brightness, extra-think, A4 paper. But you my friend, you're different... so be 
+# different, dammit.
+#
+# Kthnx,
+# Ilya Grigorik (twitter: @igrigorik, email: [email protected], blog: igvita.com, github: github.com/igrigorik)
+# CTO / Founder - postrank.com
+# 
+# 
+# P.S. Yeah, we're hiring at PostRank. In fact we're never not hiring, so if you think you got what it takes...
+#      then drop me a line, or even better, send me some code. Happy to chat. 
+#
+# P.P.S. So I took 15 minutes to draft a _different_ kind of resume. You know, one that would guarantee an interview... 
+#        Fork it, modify it, use it, do whatever you want. Point is, do something different.
+#
+
+class Student < ActiveRecord::Base
+  has_one     :passion,  :conditions => "project.type = 'web'"
+  has_many    :skills,   :through => :practice
+  has_many    :relevant_courses, :through => :university, :include => :group_work
+  has_and_belongs_to_many    :projects, :through => :github, :foreign_key => "github.com/username"
+
+  validates_presence_of :agile_team
+  validates_presence_of :innovation
+  validates_presence_of :learning_opportinities
+
+  def self.objective
+    "Learn & improve my skills in an environment that will push me to learn new things " \
+    "while having fun and contributing to projects that will have an impact ot the end user"
+  end
+
+  def self.toolkit
+    {
+      :strong     => %w(Ruby Rails JQuery CSS),
+      :familiar   => %w(C++ Java Erlang Flex Flash SQL),
+      :want_to_learn  => %w(MacRuby JRuby)
+    }
+  end
+
+  def self.experience
+    past = []
+    past.push {:company => "XYZ", :title => "Ruby Wrangler",
+               :date => (1.year.ago .. 6.months.ago)
+               :description => "Built A because of B, responsible for X",
+               :reference => "John Smith <[email protected]>",
+               :url => "http://awesome-rails-app.com"}
+
+    past.push {:company => "CDF", :title => "Server Admin",
+               :date => (6.months.ago .. Time.now)
+               :description => "Migrated X to cloud platform Y",
+               :reference => "Bob Smith <[email protected]>",
+               :url => "http://more-awesome-rails.com"}
+
+    past
+  end
+
+  def self.education
+    {
+      :university => "Waterloo",
+      :level      => "2A",
+      :degree     => "Bachelor of Computer Science",
+      :grades     => "Available on request, checkout my projects instead"
+    }
+  end
+
+  def self.contact
+    contacts = []
+    contacts.push {:email   => "[email protected]"}
+    contacts.push {:twitter => "username"}
+    contacts.push {:phone   => "519-000-0000", :time => "10am - 6pm"}
+    contacts
+  end
+
+  def method_missing(method, *args, &block)
+    "Happy to answer any questions about #{method} (#{args.join(', ')})" \
+    "please contact me for futher discussions." \
+  end
+
+end
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