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couple of things: - first, I would highly recommend to stop blindly submitting resumes... go talk to some people. Meetup is great for it, but there are all sor

by jppope 7y ago

couple of things: - first, I would highly recommend to stop blindly submitting resumes... go talk to some people. Meetup is great for it, but there are all sorts of ways to network with other developers, they can refer you if they like you. - it looks like you literally put everything that you've ever done with computers on that resume. This makes reading it tedious. It also doesn't leave much to the imagination. - The vast majority of your resume are projects and coursework (physically it takes up 2/5) cut that down to the most important stuff. - Your linkedin needs to be fixed asap. - Whether or not it is true... you have a massive amount of frameworks, languages, and libraries on there as well... for those of use that have been in the industry for a while its kind of a red flag that you don't know any of them particularly well. Try honing it into your best skills and your favorite technologies... it will help when you interview.

faizshah 7y ago
> It also doesn't leave much to the imagination. I never thought of it this way, thanks! Last year I went with a short resume without the coursework and I got 2 interviews from 30 apps with a cover letter. I managed to get feedback last time that they were “looking for someone more experienced” so this time around I tried to enumerate my experiences...but I guess I overdid it. > Whether or not it is true... you have a massive amount of frameworks, languages, and libraries on there as well... for those of use that have been in the industry for a while its kind of a red flag that you don't know any of them particularly well. Try honing it into your best skills and your favorite technologies Thanks! I didn’t think about this, I basically tried to write out a summary of what languages/frameworks I used in that project. I guess I should cut it down to be less specific like just python, SQL, google cloud instead of going into particular libraries and technologies. Thanks for your feedback, I really appreciate the time and perspective!

by jppope 7y ago

faizshah 7y ago

> It also doesn't leave much to the imagination. I never thought of it this way, thanks! Last year I went with a short resume without the coursework and I got 2 interviews from 30 apps with a cover letter. I managed to get feedback last time that they were “looking for someone more experienced” so this time around I tried to enumerate my experiences...but I guess I overdid it. > Whether or not it is true... you have a massive amount of frameworks, languages, and libraries on there as well... for those of use that have been in the industry for a while its kind of a red flag that you don't know any of them particularly well. Try honing it into your best skills and your favorite technologies Thanks! I didn’t think about this, I basically tried to write out a summary of what languages/frameworks I used in that project. I guess I should cut it down to be less specific like just python, SQL, google cloud instead of going into particular libraries and technologies. Thanks for your feedback, I really appreciate the time and perspective!