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Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?

03-13-2011, 02:43 PM

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?

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03-13-2011, 03:13 PM

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.

Why would you put that in your signature? You've lost your signature rights for a month. (You'll get them back on March 10th, 2012.)
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03-13-2011, 03:13 PM

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?

No.

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03-13-2011, 03:16 PM

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?

Originally posted by Xiaounlimited

Absolutely not.

List relevant skills, not the fact you make stepfiles.

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?

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03-13-2011, 03:17 PM

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.
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03-13-2011, 03:18 PM

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?

Originally posted by Gundam-Dude

No.

Alright. But why do you feel this way?

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

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03-13-2011, 03:19 PM

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.

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03-13-2011, 03:28 PM

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?

Be a baller

Do it.
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03-13-2011, 03:41 PM

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I put it on my resume but I make it sound like it isn't putting arrows to music
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03-13-2011, 03:44 PM

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.

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03-13-2011, 03:45 PM

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?

Originally posted by who_cares973

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

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.

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03-13-2011, 03:47 PM

Re: Do you feel stepcharts are résumé-worthy?

I think you should but just write like "Familiar with audio software" or something.
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03-13-2011, 03:48 PM

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.
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03-13-2011, 03:48 PM

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It'd be awesome if you did that.

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03-13-2011, 03:50 PM

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.

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