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I'm a a hiring manager at Uber. All I want to see is your profile being relevant for the position. The second best thing you can do is choose a clear format [1]
by gregdoesit 6y ago
I'm a a hiring manager at Uber. All I want to see is your profile being relevant for the position. The second best thing you can do is choose a clear format [1], be clear about the results you've helped happen, and customize your resume for that specific job.
The best thing you can do is get a referral. Still with a referral you'll want a relatively relevant resume.
And to your point on what you can do to be relevant. I say keep track of the impact of what you ship. How much $$ per year does your project generate? How many users? How many RPS? How many engineering hours saved? Whenever I see people with resumes who have done more impactful things than I'm hiring for, I think: I need to talk to this person. It's exactly the type of expertise we need. And so few resumes have any of this.
I'm also writing a book exactly on this topic, which is at 115 pages and lots of visuals, and examples, including advice for experienced people like yourself. As I don't trust myself only, I'm having tech recruiters and hiring managers across the industry help me out. You can check out the beta of the book [2] and I'd love feedback on what you might feel is missing there.
I'm planning to make the book free for any software engineer who have lost their job due to COVID when it launches.
[1] https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1279431439914762240?s=20 https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1279431439914762240?...
[2] https://thetechresume.com/ https://thetechresume.com/