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I've been using this one for my resume and I love it: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/arc/training/latex/resumes/res.cls http://www.rpi.edu/dept/arc/training/latex/res

I've been using this one for my resume and I love it: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/arc/training/latex/resumes/res.cls http://www.rpi.edu/dept/arc/training/latex/resumes/res.cls As a hiring manager, I much prefer simpler resumes that are easy to scan. I don't really like the "five stars" self-rating stuff, however. It feels a little strange to distill one's language knowledge down to a number. One thing I do love is when people include some of their notable open source projects. This gives me a chance to learn about their interests and see their skills first-hand. Here's my LaTeX resume, built with res.cls and including a section about my OSS work: https://chrissnell.com/resume?latex https://chrissnell.com/resume?latex Also: never, ever put a photograph of yourself in your resume. You're just asking for someone to judge you based on your looks, gender, age, or ethnicity. Likewise, don't put your age. If you've been around for a while, trim everything but the last 5-10 years of positions off your resume to avoid the unfortunate but oh-so-common ageism. Even old hiring managers can be ageist! Don't give anyone a chance to judge you on irrelevant characteristics until you've firmly established your appeal to the employer.

swimfar 9y ago
In a number of European countries it's common/required to include a headshot on your CV. Birthdate is also often included. But I agree that, whenever possible, don't include this information.
sh_123 9y ago
You wouldn't happen to have a repo of your LaTeX resume? It looks great and would love to use yours as a guide.
Y_Y 9y ago
Starting with your "Passions" felt really offputting and weird. I don't think that that list is stuff you are genuinely "passionate" about. That said I, I don't hire people, maybe it's effective.
- chrissnell 9y ago
  A hiring manager needs an easy way to see what you're all about. Many candidates put a word cloud of technologies and software here but I've found that people are often pretty weak on many things included here. Word clouds don't have any context, either. The hiring manager has know way of knowing if this person knows just a little bit of a technology or if they do it all day, every day. I call them "passions" because these are what I love to do at work. I'm confident about talking at length about any of them.
cbuq 9y ago
Wanted to add that I also dislike rating language proficiency on a scale. If you have 5/5 for a language, I expect you to be as knowledgeable as the authors of the language
- d0mine 9y ago
  The author of the language is not necessarily the most knowledgeable in how to use it.
  - pvdebbe 9y ago
    Maybe not the best individual but still very likely someone who deserves such a high rating
- blowski 9y ago
  I think it helps to say "relative proficiency in each language". For example, I would say I have 2/5 in Python, and 5/5 in PHP. I'm not saying that I'm the best PHP developer in the world, just that personally I'm much stronger in PHP than in Python.
  - cbuq 9y ago
    But relative to what? How do you compare two candidates with "5/5 in PHP"? I want to know your absolute proficiency.
    - blowski 9y ago
      By looking at everything else on their CV and portfolio. There is no such thing as "absolute proficiency".
denzil_correa 9y ago
> Also: never, ever put a photograph of yourself in your resume. You're just asking for someone to judge you based on your looks, gender, age, or ethnicity. Likewise, don't put your age. If you've been around for a while, trim everything but the last 5-10 years of positions off your resume to avoid the unfortunate but oh-so-common ageism. Even old hiring managers can be ageist! Don't give anyone a chance to judge you on irrelevant characteristics until you've firmly established your appeal to the employer. In Germany, you ALWAYS put a photograph in your resume.
- StavrosK 9y ago
  Here, you can use this one: https://portfolio.stavros.io/escapism/escapism@973.jpg https://portfolio.stavros.io/escapism/escapism@973.jpg
- pantalaimon 9y ago
  It depends on where you apply I guess. I work at a startup and we get a mixed amount of applications with a photo and without, doesn't really make a difference for us.
  - tom_mellior 9y ago
    You could explicitly specify that you want applications without photos (or age data, or other private stuff). That can encourage people to apply who otherwise might not.
- purerandomness 9y ago
  > In Germany, you ALWAYS put a photograph in your resume. Not really. The more educated people are about this topic (e.g. have read "The Google Resume" by Gayle McDowell, which I highly recommend), or have had startup experience, the less common it is. We all should stop doing it, everybody will benefit.
  - buster 9y ago
    Not "Not really". It's the majority by far.
arnvald 9y ago
> As a hiring manager, I much prefer simpler resumes that are easy to scan. I don't really like the "five stars" self-rating stuff, however. It feels a little strange to distill one's language knowledge down to a number. I don't like it either, and it looks especially bad when coming from someone with little experience. Occasionally I see someone working as a junior developer and putting 4/5 stars in Ruby, 5/5 stars in CSS, 3/5 in JavaScript. I feel what these people mean is that they are most proficient in CSS, then in Ruby, then in JavaScript, not that they're experts in CSS, but this is not obvious.
- pvdebbe 9y ago
  Or in a true Socratic way, the less stars they rated for themselves, the more they know about the tech.
Chris2048 9y ago
> You're just asking for someone to judge you based on your looks, gender, age, or ethnicity Could that work in your favor too?...
- IvanAnishchuk 9y ago
  Yep, if you're a cute almost 30 dude with 20-ish looks applying, say, to a CTO position in a startup otherwise consisting of college kids... AKA my situation except I'm not looking right now. Yeah, I'd say there are situations when being judged by your looks gives you an advantage. That said, I didn't hunt a job for a long while and almost never in the Western countries (sending your CV to places that offer visa/relocation and never getting contacted doesn't really count) so maybe I don't know some local specifics, don't quote me on this.

swimfar 9y ago

In a number of European countries it's common/required to include a headshot on your CV. Birthdate is also often included. But I agree that, whenever possible, don't include this information.

sh_123 9y ago

You wouldn't happen to have a repo of your LaTeX resume? It looks great and would love to use yours as a guide.

Y_Y 9y ago

Starting with your "Passions" felt really offputting and weird. I don't think that that list is stuff you are genuinely "passionate" about. That said I, I don't hire people, maybe it's effective.

chrissnell 9y ago
A hiring manager needs an easy way to see what you're all about. Many candidates put a word cloud of technologies and software here but I've found that people are often pretty weak on many things included here. Word clouds don't have any context, either. The hiring manager has know way of knowing if this person knows just a little bit of a technology or if they do it all day, every day. I call them "passions" because these are what I love to do at work. I'm confident about talking at length about any of them.

cbuq 9y ago

Wanted to add that I also dislike rating language proficiency on a scale. If you have 5/5 for a language, I expect you to be as knowledgeable as the authors of the language

d0mine 9y ago
The author of the language is not necessarily the most knowledgeable in how to use it.
- pvdebbe 9y ago
  Maybe not the best individual but still very likely someone who deserves such a high rating
blowski 9y ago
I think it helps to say "relative proficiency in each language". For example, I would say I have 2/5 in Python, and 5/5 in PHP. I'm not saying that I'm the best PHP developer in the world, just that personally I'm much stronger in PHP than in Python.
- cbuq 9y ago
  But relative to what? How do you compare two candidates with "5/5 in PHP"? I want to know your absolute proficiency.
  - blowski 9y ago
    By looking at everything else on their CV and portfolio. There is no such thing as "absolute proficiency".

denzil_correa 9y ago

> Also: never, ever put a photograph of yourself in your resume. You're just asking for someone to judge you based on your looks, gender, age, or ethnicity. Likewise, don't put your age. If you've been around for a while, trim everything but the last 5-10 years of positions off your resume to avoid the unfortunate but oh-so-common ageism. Even old hiring managers can be ageist! Don't give anyone a chance to judge you on irrelevant characteristics until you've firmly established your appeal to the employer. In Germany, you ALWAYS put a photograph in your resume.

StavrosK 9y ago
Here, you can use this one: https://portfolio.stavros.io/escapism/escapism@973.jpg https://portfolio.stavros.io/escapism/escapism@973.jpg
pantalaimon 9y ago
It depends on where you apply I guess. I work at a startup and we get a mixed amount of applications with a photo and without, doesn't really make a difference for us.
- tom_mellior 9y ago
  You could explicitly specify that you want applications without photos (or age data, or other private stuff). That can encourage people to apply who otherwise might not.
purerandomness 9y ago
> In Germany, you ALWAYS put a photograph in your resume. Not really. The more educated people are about this topic (e.g. have read "The Google Resume" by Gayle McDowell, which I highly recommend), or have had startup experience, the less common it is. We all should stop doing it, everybody will benefit.
- buster 9y ago
  Not "Not really". It's the majority by far.

arnvald 9y ago

> As a hiring manager, I much prefer simpler resumes that are easy to scan. I don't really like the "five stars" self-rating stuff, however. It feels a little strange to distill one's language knowledge down to a number. I don't like it either, and it looks especially bad when coming from someone with little experience. Occasionally I see someone working as a junior developer and putting 4/5 stars in Ruby, 5/5 stars in CSS, 3/5 in JavaScript. I feel what these people mean is that they are most proficient in CSS, then in Ruby, then in JavaScript, not that they're experts in CSS, but this is not obvious.

pvdebbe 9y ago
Or in a true Socratic way, the less stars they rated for themselves, the more they know about the tech.

Chris2048 9y ago

> You're just asking for someone to judge you based on your looks, gender, age, or ethnicity Could that work in your favor too?...

IvanAnishchuk 9y ago
Yep, if you're a cute almost 30 dude with 20-ish looks applying, say, to a CTO position in a startup otherwise consisting of college kids... AKA my situation except I'm not looking right now. Yeah, I'd say there are situations when being judged by your looks gives you an advantage. That said, I didn't hunt a job for a long while and almost never in the Western countries (sending your CV to places that offer visa/relocation and never getting contacted doesn't really count) so maybe I don't know some local specifics, don't quote me on this.