How programmers should write their resumes

27 点作者 gsabo大约 11 年前

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I find these funny. Not helpful to anyone at all, but funny.Article says: "Sure, you might have implemented a new feature "in less than a month", but why did you start in the first place?"90% of developers reply with: "Oh dear God, I don't make the decisions. As far as I know, some AE was golfing with some d-bag client/customer who, between jokes about breasts and baseball, mentioned 'Wouldn't it be cool if your product...' and now I've been told to make it happen."Article says: "Use all that freed-up real estate to describe how you made it better than anyone else could have."Self-aware developers reply with: "Well, actually, someone else probably could have done a better job. I'm good, but I'm not the guy giving talks and inventing technologies. That guy doesn't need to write a resume. That guy shows up in jeans and a t-shirt and walks away with an offer 3x my salary."Article says: "what was the impact of your work...in numbers?"90% of developers reply with: "HAHAHAHAHAHA. You think we kept analytics??? Good one. That's a good one."Article says: "You resume should be devoid of personality."I reply with: "Please die in a fire."Article says: "Answer this: what kind of job are you looking for?"A confused developer replies with: "But still write my resume in exactly the same way whether I'm applying at a Fortune 100 company or a 5 person start-up?"It was at this point I stopped reading, so if there's more ridiculousness at the end, well, you have more patience than I do.

luch大约 11 年前

I rarely agree with the author of this blog post :- "Don't bother mentioning your G.P.A." : I know firms are only interested in your diploma's name, but it can be an advantage to mention you passed summa cum laude whereas another barely made it by coasting and offloading his share of works on others students (which is unfortunately a useful skill in the workplace).- "Don't bother using verbs other than "made" for programming projects." : I completely disagree. Using the exact verb to describe your work show your understanding of the tasks which fell onto you, but also your writing proficiency (which will be reflected in the quality of your comments).- "Answer this: where can I look at some stuff you built?" Github is a nice place to show-off your skill but not everyone is interested in open-source side-projects, so it's not a silver bullet.- "Answer this: which languages and databases do you prefer?" Well, if you want to pass the résumes' automatic parser used by the HR dep., you need to stuff your application with keywords anyway.- "Don't bring up your hobbies." : This one really raised my hair. Not everyone is tweeting every part of their life (I certainly don't) so hobbies are a great way to lighten the mood during the interview and assessing the interviewee's personality.

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danielweber大约 11 年前

This is yet another "I wish the world would work a certain way, so I am going to tell everyone that they should adapt to my worldview" job-market post.The author may even be hiring and saying "these are the only kinds of resumes I read" but there are a thousand other companies out there with their own criteria for what makes a resume work.

imdsm大约 11 年前

> "Don't try anything cute. You resume should be devoid of personality."I have to disagree. I got my current job because my resume stood out. It was the only one not written in MS word. The other candidates had equal if not greater experience than me, but I got the job before they even got a response.If you're going for a programming position where you're not expected to be different, then sure, but if you're going for a development role where you may be full stack, or expected to be different, make sure your resume shows that.Sell yourself in the 10 seconds you get. A school boy resume isn't going to do that.And as mh_yam says, don't call yourself a programmer.

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cpwright大约 11 年前

In general, I think this advice is off. Particularly, "don't use a word other than made." Using developed, designed, implemented, deployed, or a variety of other words that have slightly different meaning to indicate what your actual contributions were makes sense. In general I think made is imprecise, and makes whatever the object that was created appear simple.I also think that if you have a GPA that is worth being proud of you should include it. It takes up very little space, and it summarizes years of accomplishment in a quantitative way. I'm more than 10 years out of my undergrad now, but I'm still going to say that my GPA was 3.98 (4.0 in majors).

vezzy-fnord大约 11 年前

Not into GitHub? Register a memorable domain and throw together a to-the-point portfolio page instead.Or use another goddamned software hosting service? I'll never understand this sense of GitHub supremacy amongst trendies.Otherwise, the advice in general is subpar.

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facepalm大约 11 年前

Citation needed. Is there any indication that the suggested type of resume works? Other than when applying for a job with the author, I suppose?

mh_yam大约 11 年前

Don't call yourself a programmer.

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doesnt_know大约 11 年前

Programmers shouldn't write their resumes at all.Get it done by a professional service. It's pretty much one of the most important documents you will ever have created. It's your ticket to employment, which is quite likely determining your quality of life.Shop around. Find a quality, professional resume writing service with plenty of positive testimonials that will provide a custom service, not some "paste your text into a template" crock job.

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yeukhon大约 11 年前

Answer this: what kind of job are you looking for?This is a good tip. I often just say My interest never leaves education, tool automation, and security.

jasonlotito大约 11 年前

Like all advice on resumes and interviews, this should be read with the understanding it only applies to the particular person writing the article. So, if you are applying to a company where this person is reading the the resume and decided whether to interview you, write the resume using this advice. Otherwise, it will make no difference.

robinduckett大约 11 年前

This is an advert for his "resume fixing" product, regardless of wether it's free or not.