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Based on another comment you made, I looked at your resume, here are my thoughts: * Skip the crammed-together logo crap and links on the left. * More whitepac

Based on another comment you made, I looked at your resume, here are my thoughts: * Skip the crammed-together logo crap and links on the left. * More whitepace, it's hard to read. * Don't jam the position/company/location/dates all on one line. * It's impossible to figure out what you (think you) know without reading everything: without a summary section you likely won't get past many automated or human systems. * Even after reading your experience I have almost zero clue what languages and environments you know, have familiarity with, prefer, or enjoy. * Stop with all the freakin' icons, flags, and pictures. * References on request. * Elide all/most of the "Personal Interests" * Nobody cares about your iBooks in 2005 * I would keep the language, education sections; academic awards, meh; as a hirer, I don't care. * Add a better summary section. * Add usable, relevant info to the job history (e.g. "I wrote this", BFD: what did you use to write it?) or add an overall technology section, and don't lie, because if whoever is interviewing you is anything like you, I will ask about the weirdest shit you put on your resume. Bottom line: lots of wasted space, way too light on actionable data. No clue what you actually know, what you want to do, how any of your experience is relevant to what I'm hiring for. Tangential: For better or worse, your religious views will raise certain feelings in certain people. And if your life was predetermined, then this is all what's supposed to happen anyway, right? So why complain? Just sayin'.

peterburkimsher 8y ago
I've emailed you with 3 alternative versions based on contradictory advice I've received in the past. Please read those and tell me whether there's a specific position at LittleBits that you think I should rewrite the résumé for. I won't answer all your objections here, because I fear that it might sound defensive and I don't want to turn a comment thread into a flame war. I do appreciate advice.
- davelnewton 8y ago
  I have responded to your email, although it's borderline creepy, and telling someone you've internet-stalked them is probably not the best approach. It doesn't bother me if you sound, or are, defensive--people are naturally invested in their work, their image, their "self". Won't change my opinion(s), it takes two people to have a flame war, and I'd ignore anything war-like because I have actual stuff to do.
  - hluska 8y ago
    This is a very classy reply - you've offered OP some wonderful help and dealt with a strange situation with tact and class. Have a great weekend!
    - davelnewton 8y ago
      Ironically, that I would ignore anything war-like was parroted back to me as a bad thing in one of the OP's emails--he was offended because I used "profanity" (the word was "shitty") and he left in a huff after I spent the time to deal with both his post here, and his unsolicited emails asking for advice, with three resume versions to read, and asking how to get a job where I worked. Some people... shrug wth.
      - hluska 8y ago
        That's sad. You went way above what most people would do and it's upsetting that OP would treat you like that after you did so much. From my perspective, what you did is absolutely amazing and I hope that one bad apple doesn't make you change how you'd react in the future. This is one of those moments when Hacker News really needs an 'upvote' button and an 'upvote and buy lunch' button. Since I can't buy you lunch, at least accept my gratitude and respect. You're a good man and I have a lot of respect for the way you have handled this.
        davelnewton 8y ago
        I (more or less) tend to operate, despite my cynical nature, that everyone's nice until proven otherwise. I genuinely enjoy helping people and providing feedback/mentoring/etc. My brevity is often taken for callousness, but that I spend the time at all is generally enough to offset concision--I do actually have stuff to do ;) shrug It takes all kinds and all that :) But thanks, appreciate the appreciation. His knee-jerk reaction was just that, and while annoying, ultimately inconsequential.
- jacko33 8y ago
  this what i consider a very good cv, you might get some inpiration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG2aEh5xBJE&feature=youtu.be&t=61 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG2aEh5xBJE&feature=youtu.be...

peterburkimsher 8y ago

I've emailed you with 3 alternative versions based on contradictory advice I've received in the past. Please read those and tell me whether there's a specific position at LittleBits that you think I should rewrite the résumé for. I won't answer all your objections here, because I fear that it might sound defensive and I don't want to turn a comment thread into a flame war. I do appreciate advice.

davelnewton 8y ago
I have responded to your email, although it's borderline creepy, and telling someone you've internet-stalked them is probably not the best approach. It doesn't bother me if you sound, or are, defensive--people are naturally invested in their work, their image, their "self". Won't change my opinion(s), it takes two people to have a flame war, and I'd ignore anything war-like because I have actual stuff to do.
- hluska 8y ago
  This is a very classy reply - you've offered OP some wonderful help and dealt with a strange situation with tact and class. Have a great weekend!
  - davelnewton 8y ago
    Ironically, that I would ignore anything war-like was parroted back to me as a bad thing in one of the OP's emails--he was offended because I used "profanity" (the word was "shitty") and he left in a huff after I spent the time to deal with both his post here, and his unsolicited emails asking for advice, with three resume versions to read, and asking how to get a job where I worked. Some people... shrug wth.
    - hluska 8y ago
      That's sad. You went way above what most people would do and it's upsetting that OP would treat you like that after you did so much. From my perspective, what you did is absolutely amazing and I hope that one bad apple doesn't make you change how you'd react in the future. This is one of those moments when Hacker News really needs an 'upvote' button and an 'upvote and buy lunch' button. Since I can't buy you lunch, at least accept my gratitude and respect. You're a good man and I have a lot of respect for the way you have handled this.
      - davelnewton 8y ago
        I (more or less) tend to operate, despite my cynical nature, that everyone's nice until proven otherwise. I genuinely enjoy helping people and providing feedback/mentoring/etc. My brevity is often taken for callousness, but that I spend the time at all is generally enough to offset concision--I do actually have stuff to do ;) shrug It takes all kinds and all that :) But thanks, appreciate the appreciation. His knee-jerk reaction was just that, and while annoying, ultimately inconsequential.
jacko33 8y ago
this what i consider a very good cv, you might get some inpiration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG2aEh5xBJE&feature=youtu.be&t=61 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG2aEh5xBJE&feature=youtu.be...