Monday, April 20, 2020

Create a LinkedIn Resume With a GitHub Resume

Create a LinkedIn Resume With a GitHub ResumeThe GitHub resume is a tool that helps create a professional looking resume for your GitHub profile. If you have previously tried using Google Docs or Word Press to create your resume, you are likely familiar with the problems that they have and the functionality that they provide.GitHub provides several different tools to help you create a professional looking resume for your GitHub profile. They provide a powerful auto designer which will automatically fit your resume into the box provided by the template of your choice. You can also choose between many professional looking templates, like Word Press, Drupal, Amethyst, and even Microsoft Word.When creating your resume, you can use their Career History to find out your relevant skills and past employment. GitHub offers easy access to this information from the UI. Once you have found your career history, you can then add more information about your career history in the text box.GitHub als o offers a page builder that will allow you to generate and customize your own pages. The different pages include Project Management, User and Maintainer Management, User Handbook, Version Control, Bounties, Feature Request, Hints, License Manager, Developer and Contributor Management, and even Projects from other developers. You can also edit each page in your resume at any time.Another useful feature of the GitHub resume is the ability to update your resume for free. GitHub provides your resume as a text file and this allows you to update your resume as you change jobs. This feature is very helpful when you have changed jobs since your last submission and you don't want to re-enter your information on your resume.GitHub also provides custom build versions of their resumes. These builds are compatible with all the open source resume packages, such as CV, CVX, SSRN, IMLS, and MultiMarkdown. You can easily edit your resume as you change jobs by choosing which fields to edit in the Cu stom Build section.Overall, GitHub is a highly effective tool for creating a resume for your GitHub profile. It is easy to use, looks great, and is completely free.

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Steven Slater Proves It You Need an F-You Fund - Money Under 30

Steven Slater Proves It You Need an F-You Fund - Money Under 30 Steven Slater Proves It: You Need an F-You Fund I love the Steven Slater story. In case you’ve had your head in the sand for the past few days, here’s the quick version: Slater was a Jet Blue flight attendant who had a really crappy Monday at work. After an altercation with a defiant passenger, Steven Slater let fly an expletive-filled rant over the airline’s PA, grabbed a beer from the galley, popped an emergency exit slide, and departed from his career. About an hour later, police arrested Slater at his home near JFK airport. Having worked service jobs before, I snicker at Slater’s story. I don’t doubt the seriousness of his legal troubles or the recklessness of his actions. But, I know every past and present service worker has dreamed of quitting in a “take this job and shove it” blaze of glory. Most, of course, never act. And those who do usually don’t go out in first-class fashion like Slater. But what does this have to do with personal finance in your twenties? It’s about the utility of the F-You Fund. I know nothing about Steven Slater’s financial situation. I don’t know that flight attendants earn all that much, but he’d been at it for close to twenty years and, if he were smart, could have had a decent emergency fund and other savings. But did Slater have an F-You fund? An emergency fund is money to pay the bills for six to nine months in case you lose your job. An F*-You fund is money to pay the bills in case you just can’t take it anymore. Similar, but different. If I wanted to create an F-You fund, I’d save more than just minimum expenses for a few months; I’d save a year’s worth of after-tax salary…enough to live on for a year. Think about it: If you had a year’s salary stashed in a high yield savings account somewhere, you’d know that if you really got fed up at work, you could just quit. Let’s be honest, popping the chute is never going to be a wise career move. But you never know when you might face a day, like Steven Slater, when enough is enough. Have you ever quit a job suddenly? Were you financially prepared? How do you think having an F-You Fund would change your attitude towards work? (Feel free to comment on Slater, too, but let’s not get carried away…)