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Drop the mention of pornhub. You have plenty of companies listed there and don't need it. You risk alienating people by having it. Unless you are applying to

by seasoup 16y ago

Drop the mention of pornhub. You have plenty of companies listed there and don't need it. You risk alienating people by having it. Unless you are applying to a porn company, in which case you can keep it. Also, you list your title as back end developer, but javascript, jquery and web development are all front end related. PHP and Ruby are also web related, and so even though you often do back end work with them, having them along with javascript and jquery make you seem like a front end developer. So, change up your title or start mentioning more back end technologies you've worked with. Remove your age, not relevant and people will disregard you as inexperienced, judging you for your age before they even talk to you. Good luck!

mikeyy 16y ago
Hey, thanks for the tips! I agree that I should lean more toward the frontend side... EDIT: I just looked up the actually term for the two, hah. My age and the mention of PornHub really is irrelevant, I agree, I'll remove that now.
gaius 16y ago
Well, that is a more general rule. I see stories of people who send out "hundreds" of CVs and get no response. In truth your CV should really be considered a framework, that you customize to each application based on the job ad. A CV is a sales document, you mustn't lie on it, but its purpose isn't to be a completely objective file on you. It's purpose is to get you an interview. Every CV I have ever sent has been tailored to show that I would be a great fit for that job. If I have say 10 skills and they want 5 of them, then those are the 5 I'll list for my last job experience and simply not mention the others except perhaps in passing. Specifically to the OP, 5 pages is far too long. At your level, even 1 page is enough. And be careful with "experience" because it doesn't mean what you think it means. Basically, programming that you were not paid for, or is not "famous" (e.g. well-known open source) doesn't count as experience for the purpose of this. I'm in my 30s and I have more experience than you've been alive. Now, I'm cool, but most of the people who read that will immediately disregard you.

by seasoup 16y ago

mikeyy 16y ago

Hey, thanks for the tips! I agree that I should lean more toward the frontend side... EDIT: I just looked up the actually term for the two, hah. My age and the mention of PornHub really is irrelevant, I agree, I'll remove that now.

gaius 16y ago

Well, that is a more general rule. I see stories of people who send out "hundreds" of CVs and get no response. In truth your CV should really be considered a framework, that you customize to each application based on the job ad. A CV is a sales document, you mustn't lie on it, but its purpose isn't to be a completely objective file on you. It's purpose is to get you an interview. Every CV I have ever sent has been tailored to show that I would be a great fit for that job. If I have say 10 skills and they want 5 of them, then those are the 5 I'll list for my last job experience and simply not mention the others except perhaps in passing. Specifically to the OP, 5 pages is far too long. At your level, even 1 page is enough. And be careful with "experience" because it doesn't mean what you think it means. Basically, programming that you were not paid for, or is not "famous" (e.g. well-known open source) doesn't count as experience for the purpose of this. I'm in my 30s and I have more experience than you've been alive. Now, I'm cool, but most of the people who read that will immediately disregard you.