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>> "The resume form makes everyone look good, which means it doesn't tell you anything useful." I disagree. I've seen hundreds of truly awful resumes.
by axod 16y ago
>> "The resume form makes everyone look good, which means it doesn't tell you anything useful."
I disagree. I've seen hundreds of truly awful resumes.
- tptacek 16y agoI mean, clearly you're right, but since 50%+ of the really excellent resumes are also from awful candidates, there's still no usable signal.
- axod 16y agoSurely a resume aids as a reasonable first pass. Throw out all the people who clearly know nothing about computers. Sure, there's other, possibly better ways to do that, but it seems like a reasonable way to clear out most of the unsuitable applicants quickly.
- tptacek 16y agoThe idea is that the mistake is having a process that involves resumes in the first place.
- axod 16y agoIt probably depends on what you mean by 'resume'. A bit of paper that tells prospective employees about what hot shit you've done, with plenty links to the work seems useful. Just like a dating profile seems useful as a first pass. A formal resume which says what qualifications you got and what skills you think you have, I agree, isn't very useful at all.