Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

I'm revising a résumé according to one of my professor's recommendations. I'm in the computer programming field, and she advised me to add another personal project to the paper.

I've written over 120 stepcharts, making use of audio software to cut and remix, Photoshop for backgrounds and banners, and StepMania for detail-oriented things like chart flow (I make pad charts; I need to make sure my patterns are plausible for pad-play), and synchronization (I aim for my charts to be quaddable, hence sync typically needs to be within 3 milliseconds).

Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

Absolutely not.

List relevant skills, not the fact you make stepfiles. Or you know, a real personal project.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

No.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

The relevant skills being that I'm familiar with a number of fields, and can take care of a wide variety of tasks. Relevant skills are listed, this is as an extra, ie, "personal project".

One of the complaints of my professor is that I was focusing TOO much on the relevant skills. She asked me why my "interests" section didn't really have much in it. She says employers aren't hiring a skillset, they're hiring a person. Yes, maybe you can do the job, but are you well-developed as a person? Will people loathe your guts the moment you get in? In addition to relevant skillsets, they want to get an idea of who you are, so that at the very least, you don't blow up their workforce.

Does that change your opinion, or do you feel the same way?

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

I'm going to also have to say no. I think your stepcharting is merely a hobby.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

Alright. But why do you feel this way?

It's a legitimate answer, but it doesn't really help the discussion.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

I still feel the same way. Making stepfiles is easily accessible to anybody and an employer can't discern a "quality" file from a "bad" file. Quite frankly, I feel it's akin to saying you used a level editor in a Flash platformer to make custom stages and putting it on your resume, regardless of the extra few touches you used.

Certainly you have something else you can add that is more credible.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

Be a baller

Do it.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

I put it on my resume but I make it sound like it isn't putting arrows to music

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

I actually think you should do it, it shows dedication time and skill.

Just dont blowt about it like saying Iv written 120 STEPCHARTS! Just keep it simple.

They will think you are a nerd if you blowt.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

I haven't submitted my résumé anywhere yet, but I put it down as "Stepcharts are the choreographies, or sequences of arrows, used in Dance Dance Revolution software".

And then I put in a bit about cutting and remixing music, using Photoshop, and coding synchronization.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

I think you should but just write like "Familiar with audio software" or something.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

I would only put it if it is relevant for the position you are seeking. For me, it's not applicable.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

It'd be awesome if you did that.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

I don't think it's worthy unless you are applying for Konami's stepcharting position or something
It *might* be a little bit relevant if you are pursuing music-related field, but this isn't the case for you either.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

I feel like the answer is in general no, but on the other hand charting is definitely a type of art which requires skill and technique and so on. So it would compare to a more obscure art form, like origami or CAD drawing or something. If you want to include it, try to phrase it in a way that emphasizes the creative and musical aspects, and downplay the dancing/DDR/nerdy aspects.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

at first I thought 'absolutely not' but I can see this working. maybe

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

This would go under the personal part of the resume which means it doesn't have to be relevant to the job that you're applying for. I always put down that I was part of the varsity tennis team, a mathlete(in 5th grade but they don't need to know this part xd) and an artist(stepcharter would go under artist. Like I said I don't make it sound like I'm just putting arrows to music)

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Also, I might put emphasis on your familiarity and/or proficiency in audio editing/producing software - sounds more professional.

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?
 

Hey CAD drawing is hardly obscure art.