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Working on my resume

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

So I have been looking for a steady 40-hour-a-week job, but given the economy I have not had much luck. And I had spent a lot of time on my résumé’s layout, font selection, colors, length, etc. I was very careful, and being the analytical fool that I am, I also wanted to see my information in a visual way. That’s when I found Wordle!

A visual representation of words. Or, as it says on the website, it is “a toy for generating ‘word clouds’ from text that you provide.”

Wordle: LuisGarciaJr Resume (more…)

Free tools of the trade

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Yes, I consider myself a geek when it comes to communication. I will analyze the heck out of an improperly worded sentence in a co-worker’s trivial email about lunch. I erupt in subdued anger when I hear someone in the media use double negatives. In any case, I believe that it is this obsessive compulsive side of me that has led me to a career in ecommerce.

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