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Do you know your shit? If yes, you have nothing to worry about. If no, work on that. There're so many unqualified job candidates out there, you can rise above

Do you know your shit? If yes, you have nothing to worry about. If no, work on that. There're so many unqualified job candidates out there, you can rise above the crowd just by being good at what you do.

jmtulloss 10y ago
As a former hiring manager at a company that got way more resumes than qualified candidates (Rdio), I totally disagree with this. Candidates have to be able to communicate why they are good at what they do concisely, otherwise their resume won't even make it to the hiring managers inboxes at most companies. This is pretty similar to the elevator pitch for a startup. I'm amazed that anybody has a hard time keeping their resume to a single page when any founder can describe their startup in a paragraph. In both cases, you're just trying to get a meeting, not tell your life story. It's not enough to be good, you have to be able to say why you're good.
- caseymarquis 10y ago
  "[Keep your resume to a single page]; you're just trying to get a meeting, not tell your life story." I like that.
- raverbashing 10y ago
  > has a hard time keeping their resume to a single page Last time I did that I got complaints that my CV was not detailed enough
  - dpark 10y ago
    I am not clear why people think a resume needs to be one page. I tend to prefer about two pages. That's enough room to list where you worked along with the highlights. One page normally means just a list of employers and almost no detail. Three pages typically feels rambling or padded. I don't consider a resume and a CV to be equivalent, though. A CV is generally a lot more exhaustive than a resume. I would put together a CV if and only if applying for a research or academic position.
- gorbachev 10y ago
  Resume is not the only, or even the best, way to get an interview.
77pt77 10y ago
I'm sorry but no. Even if he knows his stuff he'll most likely have problems getting an interview and then he needs that the people interviewing him are capable of recognizing his expertise. That's a lot of compounded ifs.

jmtulloss 10y ago

As a former hiring manager at a company that got way more resumes than qualified candidates (Rdio), I totally disagree with this. Candidates have to be able to communicate why they are good at what they do concisely, otherwise their resume won't even make it to the hiring managers inboxes at most companies. This is pretty similar to the elevator pitch for a startup. I'm amazed that anybody has a hard time keeping their resume to a single page when any founder can describe their startup in a paragraph. In both cases, you're just trying to get a meeting, not tell your life story. It's not enough to be good, you have to be able to say why you're good.

caseymarquis 10y ago
"[Keep your resume to a single page]; you're just trying to get a meeting, not tell your life story." I like that.
raverbashing 10y ago
> has a hard time keeping their resume to a single page Last time I did that I got complaints that my CV was not detailed enough
- dpark 10y ago
  I am not clear why people think a resume needs to be one page. I tend to prefer about two pages. That's enough room to list where you worked along with the highlights. One page normally means just a list of employers and almost no detail. Three pages typically feels rambling or padded. I don't consider a resume and a CV to be equivalent, though. A CV is generally a lot more exhaustive than a resume. I would put together a CV if and only if applying for a research or academic position.
gorbachev 10y ago
Resume is not the only, or even the best, way to get an interview.

77pt77 10y ago

I'm sorry but no. Even if he knows his stuff he'll most likely have problems getting an interview and then he needs that the people interviewing him are capable of recognizing his expertise. That's a lot of compounded ifs.