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> Getting a phone interview by contacting a company is easy if you have the right resume credentials. That's the problem. Resumes shouldn't matter. The capabil
by CiPHPerCoder 10y ago
> Getting a phone interview by contacting a company is easy if you have the right resume credentials.
That's the problem. Resumes shouldn't matter. The capability to solve programs through an understanding of software-- which is often acquired without going through a resume-building path-- is what matters.
- Harj 10y agoWe agree, that's why our technical interviews are done blind without knowing anything about the credentials of a candidate.
- rtpg 10y agoSerious question though: what steps on good paths are there that you can't put on your resume? You can totally list projects you've worked on, or some other stuff which isn't "MS in Comp Sci at Stanford" I feel kind of the same way about resumes for hiring as you, but they're pretty good entry filters: if you can't be bothered to write 300 words (or, you know, reuse one with a slightly different intro), why should the company bother talking to you? I think this is all part of the "avoiding false positives" mindset that comes with recruiting. Since recruiting people is really expensive!
- CiPHPerCoder 10y agoTeaching yourself computer security by getting root on the servers hosting illicit torrent-sharing websites isn't exactly something you put on a resume, as a particular example.
- exolymph 10y agoWhy not?
- CiPHPerCoder 10y ago"This person is a criminal. Next!"
- exolymph 10y ago:( I'm disappointed in companies who are that pedantic about the law. On the other hand, corporations are definitely all about risk-reduction.