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I guess I'll backpedal at this point and acknowledge that that "nodejs" may in fact be not only a correct and accepted spelling -- but in fact a hip "in-the-kno
by vanusa 5y ago
I guess I'll backpedal at this point and acknowledge that that "nodejs" may in fact be not only a correct and accepted spelling -- but in fact a hip "in-the-know" spelling -- within a certain community.
But at this point we're getting into the territory of what's seen as a positive in some niche communities may not be seen as a positive signal outside that community. And in business communications, what masters most is knowing who your audience is, and how your message is received.
- imwillofficial 5y agoThen you being outside the community, have done nothing but filter out the best candidates by focusing on the wrong details under the banner of “attention to detail” It’s ego. What is the résumé’s job? To convey experience and work in a positive light. A small typo that may incidentally be the correct spelling shouldn’t derail that if the goal is to hire the most talented people.
- vanusa 5y agoAgain, I do stand corrected. To my defense, I was going by my Bayesian prior for certain language names for which one could be 100 percent sure there was no alternate accepted spelling or capitalization. So if one put JAVA or PERL on their resume, that would generate a definite "pass" signal.
- imwillofficial 5y agoAgree or disagree, this is great feedback for job seekers. Spelling is often used as a filter. What are some other signals that act as red flags for a potential applicant in your hiring flow?
- vanusa 5y agoWell another major turn-off would be: a "primary skills" section that mentions 30 different random applications / protocols that one might have been incidentally exposed to for a week or 2 at some job ... 15 years ago. No one can be expert-level in all of these things. Just tell us the top 3-6 that really matter and which define you. Or even if it's just 1 or 2. It's infinitely better to hire someone who is in fact really solid at what they say they know, than someone who tries to spam you with every random keyword they've been exposed to in the hope that you won't drill down and ask them any hard questions about most of them. That, and skill listings that don't pass the "apples and orange" test. For example: Programming languages: Java, Perl, PHP, XML, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap The former 3 are full-scale programming languages, but the ones that come after obviously are not.
- imwillofficial 5y agoBoth great points that can be easy to overlook, especially once one gets into their career a bit. Know yourself, and know your audience.