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This advice should also translate to your resume/LinkedIn. If you list a piece of technology on your resume you should know that it’s fair game for people to as

This advice should also translate to your resume/LinkedIn. If you list a piece of technology on your resume you should know that it’s fair game for people to ask question about it during interviews and for your resume to match on those keywords. I see so many resumes with massive lists of technology exposure. I assume the intention is to demonstrate the breadth of experience. But if you don’t want to work in that language or framework you used 10 years ago, take it off. Only list the stuff that is relevant and that you’re willing to work with. The technical summary on my resume is just that, a summary, not a comprehensive list. It’s 1/3 of the tech I’ve actually used throughout my career because I’m not interested in a job doing Flash or Visual Basic and I don’t want to receive anymore recruiting inquires about Magento development because I used it briefly a decade ago.

bluGill 4y ago
We passed on someone because the resume listed SQL, but that person couldn't answer a basic query question. This person was finishing their degree in a few months and we figured first real interview and wanted an easy question to build confidence before the interview started. The job itself wouldn't use SQL so not having it wouldn't been any negative, but claiming it and not being able to talk about it means you are a liar.
- cosmodisk 4y ago
  I had someone interviewing for a us a couple of years ago. It wasn't a tech role but we were very clear that if he would want, we'll transition him gradually in the next year or so+ all the support he'd need. I go through his CV and I see 2 years of experience in Java. Oh nice, but very unlikely to be truth. So I ask if he really has two years of experience. He didn't. We ended up giving him a job,but he had zero interest in transitioning into a tech position.

bluGill 4y ago

We passed on someone because the resume listed SQL, but that person couldn't answer a basic query question. This person was finishing their degree in a few months and we figured first real interview and wanted an easy question to build confidence before the interview started. The job itself wouldn't use SQL so not having it wouldn't been any negative, but claiming it and not being able to talk about it means you are a liar.

cosmodisk 4y ago
I had someone interviewing for a us a couple of years ago. It wasn't a tech role but we were very clear that if he would want, we'll transition him gradually in the next year or so+ all the support he'd need. I go through his CV and I see 2 years of experience in Java. Oh nice, but very unlikely to be truth. So I ask if he really has two years of experience. He didn't. We ended up giving him a job,but he had zero interest in transitioning into a tech position.