Adding review links to your CV/resume...

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I'm currently redoing my CV (some of you will know it as a resume, but I speak proper English!), and my employment advisor (my sister-in-law!) recommended I stick links to a couple of reviews in there. I'm going for a job as a technical writer, and she reckons showing I write reviews here shows initiative and creativity. However, I'm wondering what I should go for.

This is my favourite:
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/dahmer/318426 
but I think the subject matter might be just a bit too... unsettling? for a potential employer, and it has quite a high "fuck" count. It did take quite a bit of research though, so I thought that might help.

This one also took a lot of research, and it was part of our review challenge:
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/kentucky/320605

Other possibilities:
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/bad-magic/313731
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/thrash-the-wall/316191
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/dystopia/317408
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/winter-songs/316605
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/you-suffer-tribute-compilation/319499
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/true-old-school-horror-grind(demo)/320558
http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/mtv-unplugged-in-new-york(live)/313657

So what does everyone think? What would you stick in? You all can probably be more objective than me on what reviews you think are good, bad or otherwise. You can suggest silly ones, like Anal Cunt if you like, because that's exactly what I'd do, () but I'd like some genuine opinions.

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Vim Fuego Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Death, T/S/G, Grind, VA Teams Joined: 05 Jul 2015 Location: Canterbury, NZ Status: Offline Points: 6470	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vim Fuego Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Adding review links to your CV/resume... Posted: 31 Jul 2016 at 7:12pm
	I'm currently redoing my CV (some of you will know it as a resume, but I speak proper English!), and my employment advisor (my sister-in-law!) recommended I stick links to a couple of reviews in there. I'm going for a job as a technical writer, and she reckons showing I write reviews here shows initiative and creativity. However, I'm wondering what I should go for. This is my favourite: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/dahmer/318426 but I think the subject matter might be just a bit too... unsettling? for a potential employer, and it has quite a high "fuck" count. It did take quite a bit of research though, so I thought that might help. This one also took a lot of research, and it was part of our review challenge: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/kentucky/320605 Other possibilities: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/bad-magic/313731 http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/thrash-the-wall/316191 http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/dystopia/317408 http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/winter-songs/316605 http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/you-suffer-tribute-compilation/319499 http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/true-old-school-horror-grind(demo)/320558 http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/mtv-unplugged-in-new-york(live)/313657 So what does everyone think? What would you stick in? You all can probably be more objective than me on what reviews you think are good, bad or otherwise. You can suggest silly ones, like Anal Cunt if you like, because that's exactly what I'd do, () but I'd like some genuine opinions.

Unitron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Location: Cypress Hill Status: Offline Points: 8051	Post Options Post Reply Quote Unitron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Jul 2016 at 11:58pm
	I would say the best ones to feature would be the ones that are most informative and maybe from bands that are a bit more known. I think the Motorhead one would be a good pick, but on the flip side the Panopticon review is well-researched as you say. That's my two cents.
	If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme

Vim Fuego Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Death, T/S/G, Grind, VA Teams Joined: 05 Jul 2015 Location: Canterbury, NZ Status: Offline Points: 6470	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vim Fuego Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Aug 2016 at 12:17am
	It's more about showing off my abilities as a writer than the actual content, like do I remember to use capital letters and full stops.

Vim Fuego Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Death, T/S/G, Grind, VA Teams Joined: 05 Jul 2015 Location: Canterbury, NZ Status: Offline Points: 6470	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vim Fuego Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Dec 2016 at 12:24am
	So I stuck that Panopticon review link in my CV. I also put thrash metal and grindcore as my interests. Had a job interview today for a technical writing position. Had a discussion on what grindcore actually was! One of the women interviewing me is a punk rocker from way back, and a big fan of The Blockheads, who I didn't realise were still going without Ian Dury, and she tried several times to find my review online. Once we found it, both women were silent for quite some time reading it. Both were very impressed, saying it was well written and had no spelling mistakes (very important in technical writing!). Also had a discussion on what atmospheric black metal was. To be honest, it sounds a bit silly trying to explain it to a non-metal fan. Anyway, they were also very impressed with all the description in the review, and one wanted to listen to it immediately! So, I'm not confident about getting the job, but at least I showed two people who knew nothing about metal what could actually be involved in it, and I think it was probably quite a successful review if someone knowing nothing of it wanted to listen to it. It might have been a gamble, but hey, I think it paid off!

Bosh66 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Sludge, MC, HC, Post-Metal & Noise Rock Joined: 14 Feb 2013 Location: Bolton, Lancs Status: Offline Points: 24429	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bosh66 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Dec 2016 at 4:54am
	Sounds like a result even if you don't get the job Patrick - which of course you will ;-)

Nightfly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Death, D/S/D, T/S/G Teams Joined: 07 Apr 2010 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 4958	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nightfly Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Dec 2016 at 4:07pm
	Hope it turns out well for you Patrick.