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It's more about setting yourself up for success in a place you'll be happy at. Ask yourself, do you want to work with a bunch of people who present themselves
by kristopolous 6y ago
It's more about setting yourself up for success in a place you'll be happy at.
Ask yourself, do you want to work with a bunch of people who present themselves like "X"? If the answer is "no" then don't do it.
For instance, maybe you have a graduate degree from a prestigious university but for whatever reason you don't want to work at a place where that's a filter, so you leave it off.
Maybe you've been doing technology X for a couple years and you're both good at it and really sick of it. So you leave that off too.
Really, this is about the kind of culture you want to be part of, the kind of people your want to work with and where you think you'll be happy.
You'll get fewer offers but you won't be working a job you hate that makes you miserable for the next year or two. Isn't that the more important thing?
Make sure you're sending your personal right signals
- AirMax98 6y agoOn point — I was getting some resume feedback earlier this week and was given some advice on how my resume should be written and formatted to pass an initial ATS scan. This is all well and good, generally, but I have no formal education background in CS/SWE, which I imagine would immediately disqualify me from any workplace that filters applications in an automated way. If anything, I’d imagine that trying to have the same micro-optimized resume that follows basic online advice may actually be detrimental here. It’s tough as looking for a job is not super fun, so it’s tempting to try and find some magic bullet solution. I came to the conclusion that I’d rather try and present myself as honestly and effectively as I can and not take 99% of what I see regarding resumes to heart, and try and direct any interested people to my portfolio/work as soon as I can.