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"this is my job application" This guy's resume and professional contact list together are shorter than this sentence, at least 1 in 10 people in this country c
by ggruschow 17y ago
"this is my job application"
This guy's resume and professional contact list together are shorter than this sentence, at least 1 in 10 people in this country can't find any suitable work, and he just landed a fantastic job interview -- completely bypassing any crumby HR dept -- for a position they might not have known they had open.
- minalecs 17y agoI agree that if it does lead to a job interview its definitely great for him, but I hope this doesn't become common thing, with people buying a domain, putting up some html and css.. and self promoting themselves. With that said.. good luck to the author
- wyclif 17y agoIt's already a common thing. That ship left port a long time ago: personal sites are very common. How is this fundamentally different, in terms of self-promotion, than a personal site with a resume on the front page?
- minalecs 17y agosorry what I meant was I hope people posting resumes on hackernews showing up on the front page doesn't become a common thing.
- patio11 17y agoHe successfully -- dare I say it -- hacked the job application process. We spend our careers building stuff, we spent our free time building stuff, we spend our nights dreaming of building stuff. Then for job applications we write ten sentences on a piece of paper and call it a day. What is wrong with this picture? I think every developer should have an interactive resume. Make it your next weekend app -- what can you do to show off your skills, demonstrate you have personality, and also make a cogent argument for hiring you?