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It's not about communication, or spelling, or grammar, it's about attention to detail. I've seen my fair share of resumes and hired my fair share of people, an
by bruce511 5y ago
It's not about communication, or spelling, or grammar, it's about attention to detail.
I've seen my fair share of resumes and hired my fair share of people, and I've come to the conclusion that sloppy, error-ridden, CVs are a sign of a lack of attention to detail.
Here's a candidate with all the time in the world, and huge motivation, and they still can't complete this task correctly. It's not a good look.
I'm not saying a single error I'd a deal-breaker, but it puts the applicant on the back foot. No doubt many of my rejects are quality engineers, but engineering, and software development are all about details.
- berkes 5y agoWhy can you assume a candidate has 'all the time in the world?'
- dmurray 5y agoA job hunt typically takes weeks or months of calendar time, and dozens of hours of clock time. So if a candidate has good management of his time and effort, he can budget one of those hours to improve the attention to detail of his CV.
- DarylZero 5y agoThe motivation might not be "huge" at all, considering you might not be expecting any response, might have done 10 of these in the last hour, pay may not even be acceptable, etc.
- bookofjoe 5y ago
- kortilla 5y ago> Here's a candidate with all the time in the world, and huge motivation, You are woefully out of touch with the job market. And I’m saying this as someone who worked as a hiring manager at one of the most applied to tech companies in the world.