Stress! German Resume
It’s 1:28 AM and I’m sitting on the computer. I still haven’t done my German homework, but tonight I have a very good excuse… I’ve been chased down by a headhunter on Xing. In Europe, Xing is a far more popular professional networking tool than LinkedIn. (That’s my excuse for never updating my LinkedIn account.)
Unfortunately, I’ve suffered two hard disk crashes in the last year. One in October 2007 and another one last month. This means, not only did I lose some contacts, e-mails and purchased music, but when I looked for it, I couldn’t find a copy of my resume anywhere! I looked through a stack of backup CDs and DVDs to no avail. I’m afraid it’s either lost or sitting on a backup external disk in an unmarked box somewhere in the basement.
Oh well. Since I have to write my Lebenslauf from scratch anyway, I figured I’d go ahead and translate it into German at the same time. It’s a bit of work, but I’m counting on it getting me one step closer to being asked in for an interview than had I left in English.
Wish me luck. Both positions require SQL. So yes, you know I will be really happy.