Happy (Semi-) Anniversary to Us!
August 15, 2008 (11:45AM) by Team Pongo
 We hope you'll forgive a moment of self-indulgence as we mark the six-month anniversary of The Pongo Blog. We launched (lovingly) on Valentine's Day 2008, and here we are today, commemorating this semi-milestone.
In a mild form of celebration, we thought we'd relist five of our favorite posts from the past six months.
In case you missed them the first time around, here they are again:
We post about three times a week on a range of career-related topics, and we hope you'll become a regular reader and contributor, if you aren't already!
- The Blog Subscription box in the upper left corner makes it easy to subscribe via RSS Feed or e-mail so you can get blog updates delivered where it's convenient for you. (It's free and we don't spam.)
- The left margin also offers you the chance to learn about who we are in the About the Authors box, or read some of our Popular Posts from the past six months.
- For access to ALL the posts we've written on various topics, click the Archives link that appears in the box below each post (See it down there?).
We'd like to thank those of you who've contributed to our growing community by reading posts, leaving your comments, and adding us to your blogrolls. We hope our advice and insights have at least sometimes achieved our goal of helping your job search and career management efforts.
And one last thing: Please let us know what you'd like to know about resumes, cover letters, interviews, job search, or work/life balance. This blog can only be successful if YOU are interested in what we have to say. So how can we serve you better? Leave your comments below!
Congratulations on your 6-month anniversary! I read all your blog articles with great interest, and when appropriate I forward them to my career change clients. I look forward to more valuable tips and information.
Best regards, Connie Komack Life/Career Coach LifeWork Enterprises www.conniekomack.com
I think your posts are usually pretty good, but sometimes they're just too long. I'd love to add some comments here and there, but I rarely make it through the original post because it's so long. Sometimes they're just too heavy, also - throw a little more humor out there - looking for work doesn't need to be so serious all the time. It can be light and fun, too!
I have to disagree with you Mary L. I think the posts are thorough and I read them through to the end. Also, I find them witty and entertaining. Great job!!
@Connie Komack Thank you, Connie! Please keep spreading the word:)
@Blarney Stoned (cute name, BTW) Very simply, a blog is just a web site that's updated frequently with new content. The word "blog" is a contraction of "web log." This particular blog features posts aimed at helping job seekers prepare to get hired.
@Mary L [Taking notes... shorter, funnier.] Excellent feedback, duly noted! We HAVE been getting a bit long-winded, haven't we? Thanks for your honest assessment.
-- Julie
@Amy Your check is on its way ;) LOL Thanks for the props.
Here's an idea for a future post, seeing that I just had one of these types of resumes come across my desk this week - at what point should you limit your use of acronyms on a resume? With all of the high tech fields out there, I've noticed the number of acronyms that show up on resumes has drastically increased over the past few years, and most of them I see make no sense to me at all!
It seems many just assume that the reader of the resume will understand all the acronyms thrown around, but it isn't always the case.
Now, I can understand what you're telling me if you tell me, on your resume, that you were the BMOC at the University of Whatever, or that you hold a PHD or a BMA or even an ASCAP license. But when I see something like this, I get worried, and maybe because I'm an idiot or because someone is overusing acronyms:
"Work with a team of AMI in producing NMR for ABOD while managing BILCTI in an attempt to MMLGTM."
I found this actually translates into:
"Work with a team of absolute moronic idiots in producing non-measurable results for a bunch of derelicts while managing blithering idiots less capable than I in an attempt to make myself look good to management."
WTF?
Hi Jerry!
Nice comment! LOL and ROFL -- umm, sorry! :-)
OK, being serious for a bit here: With resumes for some IT-related positions, you can't avoid acronyms for legitimate certifications, such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), as long as they're directly related to the job to which the person is applying. Any technical professional who has enough certifications that could make up a vat of alphabet soup should indeed recognize this and be selective when he or she applies to a specific job.
The same could also apply to the medical profession (where I have family employed and know a little about it), but that's a profession where -- IMHO (sorry again) -- credentials count for a lot more.
I'd like to hear from others on this issue, especially those who BEF (become easily frustrated) with resumes that can inflict DBA (death by acronym, NOT database administrator).
TTFN! :-) ~ Rick
TMN-too much nomenclature-for me
Your web site helped me re-write my resume and cover letter. After I made all the changes your web site suggests, my interview rate tripled. Thanks for all your help. Steve
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