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Ask HN: What is the MOST epic resume you've ever seen?

10 points by ob1gman 10y ago

I feel like I've never gotten my resume perfect and I'd love to see examples!

27182818284 10y ago
Eh, this is impossible for larger organizations. Mind you the hiring committees I've been on are just that, committees of 3-4 people. Maybe one person makes the phone call to the person at the end, but behind the scenes there are several people potentially looking at the resumes. Alice's version of perfect can differ from Bob and Charlies definition
selmat 10y ago
From my experience even epic resume can't compete with right contact inside desired company. I have posted my resumes to my current company three times, but without success. After two years I had "insider" there, who recommended me to his manager and I was hired only with formal interview process.
- afarrell 10y ago
  Its not about what you know. It isn't about who you know either. It is about who thinks you can solve their problems.
  - WhatIsThisIm12 10y ago
    It's about selling yourself. You are always selling something. Recommended reading: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Sale-Learning-Masters-Business/dp/0143122762 https://www.amazon.com/Art-Sale-Learning-Masters-Business/dp...
    - afarrell 10y ago
      But in many environments, your ability to sell yourself is most determined by your ability to deliver.
  - id122015 10y ago
    You are saying that feelings or relationships or social justice worriors dont exist. Actually if something is not rocket science, a person ten times less productive will be hired before a competent one. Its not about only the US. Egalitarianism sprouts everywhere.
    - DanBC 10y ago
      Did you reply to the right comment? Because yours seems to make no sense in context.
tmaly 10y ago
I have not really seen anything epic, but I did get one filled with curse words before. I think the guy was going for shock value, but it did not work for me.
jf22 10y ago
Project manager applied for the job with some border control experience. Duties included: · FOCUS ON DETECTION APPREHENSION AND/OR DETERRENCE OF TERRORISTS AND TERRORIST WEAPONS.
- wingerlang 10y ago
  This seems like something any TSA agent could write as well.
yolesaber 10y ago
A nice plain text black on white resume with in depth and precise explanations of the applicants relevant experience and expertise.
qaq 10y ago
A developer wrote resume in js using semantics of the code to emphasize the points he was making.
- bbcbasic 10y ago
  Yuk.
softwareman 10y ago
Best one is: http://www.stroustrup.com/ http://www.stroustrup.com/ Most interesting is "I designed and implemented the C++ programming language."
cbanek 10y ago
Back at Uni during a job fair, I needed to stand out from the thousand or so other coders. I noticed companies were all trying to give out their free shit with their name on it, so I decided I'd try that myself. So I made T-Shirts with my resume ironed on the front. Best $100 in marketing I ever spent, and got me multiple interviews and a lot of laughs. IBM hated it.
zhte415 10y ago
Just make it easy to parse. Dates jumping around especially are a pain. Make it easy to read. Give to a friend to check, preferably a friend who has experience of hiring others.
- WhatIsThisIm12 10y ago
  What about dates jumping around because it's categorized by something other than date? e.g. "Entrepreneurial experience," "Full Time Jobs," "Internships"
dreamdu5t 10y ago
ResumAI. It uses viewing time and a genetic algorithm to display your resume and learns to be more effective over time by changing its layout.
hacknat 10y ago
I received an application from a guy that was getting back into programming after not working for many years. We brought him in because his resume was very interesting. He worked for IBM in the mid 1970s and he started working for MSFT in the late 1970s. One of his notable projects was porting Basic to Mac OS, his direct supervisor was one Paul Allen. He was totally legit, but ultimately wasn't interested in what we were doing. He was fascinating to talk to.
MalcolmDiggs 10y ago
This guy pretty much killed it: http://www.rleonardi.com/interactive-resume/ http://www.rleonardi.com/interactive-resume/

10 points by ob1gman 10y ago

I feel like I've never gotten my resume perfect and I'd love to see examples!

Eh, this is impossible for larger organizations. Mind you the hiring committees I've been on are just that, committees of 3-4 people. Maybe one person makes the phone call to the person at the end, but behind the scenes there are several people potentially looking at the resumes. Alice's version of perfect can differ from Bob and Charlies definition

selmat 10y ago

From my experience even epic resume can't compete with right contact inside desired company. I have posted my resumes to my current company three times, but without success. After two years I had "insider" there, who recommended me to his manager and I was hired only with formal interview process.

afarrell 10y ago
Its not about what you know. It isn't about who you know either. It is about who thinks you can solve their problems.
- WhatIsThisIm12 10y ago
  It's about selling yourself. You are always selling something. Recommended reading: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Sale-Learning-Masters-Business/dp/0143122762 https://www.amazon.com/Art-Sale-Learning-Masters-Business/dp...
  - afarrell 10y ago
    But in many environments, your ability to sell yourself is most determined by your ability to deliver.
- id122015 10y ago
  You are saying that feelings or relationships or social justice worriors dont exist. Actually if something is not rocket science, a person ten times less productive will be hired before a competent one. Its not about only the US. Egalitarianism sprouts everywhere.
  - DanBC 10y ago
    Did you reply to the right comment? Because yours seems to make no sense in context.

tmaly 10y ago

I have not really seen anything epic, but I did get one filled with curse words before. I think the guy was going for shock value, but it did not work for me.

jf22 10y ago

Project manager applied for the job with some border control experience. Duties included: · FOCUS ON DETECTION APPREHENSION AND/OR DETERRENCE OF TERRORISTS AND TERRORIST WEAPONS.

wingerlang 10y ago
This seems like something any TSA agent could write as well.

yolesaber 10y ago

A nice plain text black on white resume with in depth and precise explanations of the applicants relevant experience and expertise.

qaq 10y ago

A developer wrote resume in js using semantics of the code to emphasize the points he was making.

bbcbasic 10y ago
Yuk.

softwareman 10y ago

Best one is: http://www.stroustrup.com/ http://www.stroustrup.com/ Most interesting is "I designed and implemented the C++ programming language."

cbanek 10y ago

Back at Uni during a job fair, I needed to stand out from the thousand or so other coders. I noticed companies were all trying to give out their free shit with their name on it, so I decided I'd try that myself. So I made T-Shirts with my resume ironed on the front. Best $100 in marketing I ever spent, and got me multiple interviews and a lot of laughs. IBM hated it.

zhte415 10y ago

Just make it easy to parse. Dates jumping around especially are a pain. Make it easy to read. Give to a friend to check, preferably a friend who has experience of hiring others.

WhatIsThisIm12 10y ago
What about dates jumping around because it's categorized by something other than date? e.g. "Entrepreneurial experience," "Full Time Jobs," "Internships"

dreamdu5t 10y ago

ResumAI. It uses viewing time and a genetic algorithm to display your resume and learns to be more effective over time by changing its layout.

hacknat 10y ago

I received an application from a guy that was getting back into programming after not working for many years. We brought him in because his resume was very interesting. He worked for IBM in the mid 1970s and he started working for MSFT in the late 1970s. One of his notable projects was porting Basic to Mac OS, his direct supervisor was one Paul Allen. He was totally legit, but ultimately wasn't interested in what we were doing. He was fascinating to talk to.

MalcolmDiggs 10y ago

This guy pretty much killed it: http://www.rleonardi.com/interactive-resume/ http://www.rleonardi.com/interactive-resume/