[dba-Tech] Resume / CV Advice Sought

Paul,
I like that idea, offer them something for a chance to learn.


On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Paul Hartland <
paul.hartland at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Maybe even offer to look at their software as well, if they need something
> better maybe a trade off, they learn you the art of roasting for a more
> efficient software application ????
>
> Paul
>
>
> On 18 March 2014 15:49, Tydda Jon - Lonza Slough <jon.tydda at lonza.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Hi Arthur
> >
> > I would write just that in a letter to them - explain that you've got 30
> > years experience in IT, but that you've retired now, and want to pursue
> an
> > ambition, now that you have time on your hands. It never hurts to ask...
> >
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:
> > dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:32 PM
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Subject: [dba-Tech] Resume / CV Advice Sought
> >
> > As regular listers will know, a while back I declared myself
> Semi-Retired.
> > But now I want to try something radically new.
> >
> > Since I was about 15, I have been a coffee drinker. Since I was about 30,
> > I slowly matured into a coffee aficionado. I know instantly the
> difference
> > between, say, a Guatemalan coffee and a Kenyan -- hell, that's too easy
> --
> > I can discern a Guatemlan from a Salvadorean. And I know some if not most
> > of the lingo that coffee aficionados employ; it's similar to the
> vocabulary
> > of wine lovers. One tiny exception is that in coffee, "acidy" is a good
> > thing (to most but not all palates).
> >
> > Anyway, I have decided to realize an ambition on my Bucket List, to wit,
> > to learn the art of coffee roasting, and to obtain a job performing this
> > magic. There are several companies in Toronto that perform this art. I'm
> > willing to go through the motions of learning to become a barista, but
> that
> > at most would be a step toward my real goal.
> >
> > I dug out a few versions of my resume, which list in varying degrees of
> > detail my 30+ years' experience writing software, mostly
> database-oriented.
> > None of this experience is in any way related to my new Bucket List item,
> > to become a coffee roaster. In this field I have no experience other than
> > the consumption of vast amounts of coffee from numerous nations, and such
> > knowledge as "espresso is neither a bean nor a drink, but a roast, which
> > can be performed upon almost any type of bean."
> >
> > Even of the back story. My question is, How should I pitch myself to the
> > one or three companies in Toronto that do their own roasting, and
> locally?
> > (In case you wondered, Starbucks is not one of them, since they do their
> > roasting not even in Canada, and the distance between roasting and
> selling
> > is crucial to maintain the highest quality: distance and quality are
> > inversely proportional.
> >
> > There's also an event-type called a Cupping, which to my knowledge none
> of
> > the quality-coffee sellers in Toronto practice. This is very similar to a
> > wine-tasting event; the participants do not swallow the coffees offered
> but
> > savour them, rolling the mouthful around the tongue to appreciate the
> > aspects of the taste (different parts of the tongue detect different
> > aspects of the taste, and hence the need to roll the mouthful); then the
> > mouthful is spit out as in wine-tasting. Since, to my knowledge, none of
> > the three vendors to whom I'm considering applying for a gig, I would
> want
> > to present Cuppings as a new marketing opportunity.
> >
> > So. How might I present myself as an aficionado with a serious desire to
> > learn the art of roasting, and lacking any experience in this aspect of
> the
> > business?
> >
> > Any suggestions shall be gratefully received.
> >
> > --
> > Arthur
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