Tim’s Tips February ‘08
Monday, February 18th, 2008Tim’s Tips # 1 - Crummy Resumes
-nothing to do with paddling, but what the heck - we get many resumes coming across out desk, and i’m floored by the number that are not well written. Actually, they are really bad. Somehow this urban myth has arisen that they should be brief - to the point of excluding interesting things that make that person and their story unique. So….to all you resume writers out there, say if you used to be a bouncer-tell us that you volunteered for the Hooterville ladies auxilary bake sales for 5 years
and don’t leave out that you won the 1995 Miss Catfish Creek Conservation Award. These are the things that will get you a job - not some blather about wanting to “work as a team member in a challenging outdoor environment” That’s just corporate-speak and won’t help in getting a job here. Maybe we’re a bit different ( some would say off the wall) , but my
guess is that other employers also want to see creative, unique applications.
Tip #2 - Funny Compass
-this tip is all about checking your gear. we just came back from the wilds of Algoma, winter camping and back-country skiing. Had a great time but truth be told, we kinda got lost in the middle of nowhere…..and when we checked our compass, the silly thing had 400 degrees instead of your basic 360 ( go figger) We still don’t know what kind of compass it is
(anybody out there have an idea?) but I do know that it does throw you off a wee bit, which isn’t too healthy in a nondescript bush. Lesson? Check your gear-dunno how many times I’ve said that, but it’s time I listened to myself!!
( we’ve since found out since via several email replies to our newsletter - the 400 measurement is in Grads / or mils. A military measure used mainly in the past and still a bit now in Europe)
