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Hm I have interviewed hundreds of people and looked at hundreds of resumes... The thing that stands out to me is that you say since 2013 you've been the founde
by chubot 9y ago
Hm I have interviewed hundreds of people and looked at hundreds of resumes...
The thing that stands out to me is that you say since 2013 you've been the founder and sole employee at Fractals, and if I'm reading correctly, it's at least $200K in revenue a year.
I didn't check out the business, and I don't know how much profit you're making. But I wonder how you divide your time between that and a "normal" job?
As far as the "Who's Hiring" threads, they are mostly 9-5 jobs (or more).
I don't know why people aren't contacting you, but I will say I have looked at a lot of resumes, and that's not a common thing to see. I think it should be a positive sign, but it might also be a signal that your interest is split. It's expensive to hire someone, so maybe they think you might leave if your business takes off (and maybe they wonder why you even want to work at a normal job if you have that much revenue).
Honestly, a lot of companies don't want to hire generalists... they want to hire specialists. I imagine startups should want to hire generalists more.
- nikkwong 9y agoThat's true, and I can attest to one company that I really wanted to work for not hiring me specifically for that very reason (interest being split). Fractals is mostly passive income, but revenue != profit; and doing it full time would not give me much of a chance to meet interesting people in software, or—well, focus on software, which is my main area of interest. I do agree with you that I should aim the resume towards more of a single specialization instead of an "I do it all" approach—so I will revisit that. Thank you so much!