I'm out of cash and looking for a programming job, but I'm finding that listing my startup experience is serving mostly to confuse recruiters. How do you list your less-traditional experience when looking for `normal' work?
Well, what <i>is</i> your startup experience? Why not put your resume online and point us at it so we can offer suggestions.<p>Most recruiters are simple folk and just have a check-list of things they're looking for. Think about the job you want, then list the things you need for that job. Now conflate it through recruiter-think, say you have it all, and see how your experience can be distorted to sound right.<p>But we need to know what you're looking for, what skills you think you have, and what evidence you can provide before we can really offer serious advice.<p>And here's something to think about:<p><a href="http://www.solipsys.co.uk/new/AnneLearnsToRecruit.html?HN" rel="nofollow">http://www.solipsys.co.uk/new/AnneLearnsToRecruit.html?HN</a>