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You have communication problems - the needless tech listing took so much space that you had to make your actual point in a comment, and at the same you left out

by jstx1 3y ago

You have communication problems - the needless tech listing took so much space that you had to make your actual point in a comment, and at the same you left out much more relevant information like what you've been doing recently. But also it's a tough job market right now, don't necessarily blame yourself if you're getting rejections.

dontmobile 3y ago
Communication is the least of his problems. I read his post just fine. It's definitely not the most well written and clear post but it is far away from anything that I would call a "problem". He can definitely shorten his cv, but again this is not a "problem". The tough market is 100 percent the most likely culprit. Here's his real problem: https://digg.com/data-viz/link/the-best-and-worst-us-states-for-jobseekers-mapped-ewWQiH3K6v?utm_source=digg https://digg.com/data-viz/link/the-best-and-worst-us-states-... If he's in tech and in one of those problem states then he's doubly screwed.
- codingclaws 3y ago
  Never seen a digg link on HN.
- jstx1 3y ago
  > but it is far away from anything that I would call a "problem". I see a problem when someone is boasting about knowing json and ipod development, they open with an excuse for dropping out of school 40 years ago but don't want to say what they've been working on in the past few years.
  - dontmobile 3y ago
    he's asking for advice here, it's not the CV he presents to jobs. The json thing is a little excessive but again not a "problem"
tech_joe 3y ago
> You have communication problems - the needless tech listing took so much space that you had to make your actual point in a comment, and at the same you left out much more relevant information like what you've been doing recently. While I thank you for taking the time to critique, I think you are being a bit harsh, particularly considering my post was a brain-dump of skills. It isn't a job application. Same with your JSON, iOS development comment. Again, a brain dump. You'd be surprised how many people have no clue what JSON is. Same with mobile development. Maybe HN is the wrong crowd for a list containing some of these skills to resonate. Anyhow, thanks again.
- kypro 3y ago
  I want to echo what jstx1 said, but I'll try to expand. Firstly, I think you sound a little entitled. Maybe that's not how you present yourself, but your post read to me like you feel you're very accomplished and companies are not giving you the recognition you deserve. If that's how you're presenting yourself that's obviously going to be off putting. Secondly, despite the huge experience dump, you haven't really given me any clue of what you actually do... Like at all. You could be applying for senior leadership roles given your experience as "CEO" & "VP/Director of Engineering" and with experience in "international business", "sales and marketing", "supply chain management", etc. But you seem to have experience in manufacturing, so maybe you're looking for some kind of product design / manufacturing role? You also have experience in web development, so maybe you're looking for a web development role? You also list experience with embedded systems, so maybe you're for a job as an embedded systems engineer? You also experience with app development, so maybe you're for a job as an app developer? I have no doubt you've accomplished a lot, but companies hire people who can help them with specific roles. No company is looking for someone with experience with jQuery and CNC milling, for example. So unfortunately as accomplished as I'm sure you are the vast majority of the experience you listed here is worthless since it's not complimentary. If you had instead listed a several programming languages and frameworks which you worked with over the course of a couple of decades then that would have suggested to me – one, what you do and the roles you're applying for; and two, that you're a very knowledgable software engineer. At which point I'd also be thinking, "hmm, weird this guy can't seem to find work". Listing a bunch of unassociated roles and experience over your career raises far more questions about how much experience you have with any of the specific skills listed. Keep this in mind when applying for roles and ensure you're tailoring your resume appropriately. Generally the following are good assumptions to make: - If you don't get interviews there's something wrong with your profile – either you have the wrong experience, or you're not selling that experience well in your resume. - If you get interviews and are able to answer technical questions then there's something with your with communication skills. Companies probably don't think you'll be a good company / team fit for some reason. You should try to understand why. - If you're getting interviews but can't give good answers to technical questions, then your issue is experience. So what do you actually do? What is your experience in that role? And where are you falling short? Answering these answers will probably help you understand where you're going wrong and how to better sell yourself. And if you want to share, then I'm happy to give my thoughts.

by jstx1 3y ago

dontmobile 3y ago

Communication is the least of his problems. I read his post just fine. It's definitely not the most well written and clear post but it is far away from anything that I would call a "problem". He can definitely shorten his cv, but again this is not a "problem". The tough market is 100 percent the most likely culprit. Here's his real problem: https://digg.com/data-viz/link/the-best-and-worst-us-states-for-jobseekers-mapped-ewWQiH3K6v?utm_source=digg https://digg.com/data-viz/link/the-best-and-worst-us-states-... If he's in tech and in one of those problem states then he's doubly screwed.

codingclaws 3y ago
Never seen a digg link on HN.
jstx1 3y ago
> but it is far away from anything that I would call a "problem". I see a problem when someone is boasting about knowing json and ipod development, they open with an excuse for dropping out of school 40 years ago but don't want to say what they've been working on in the past few years.
- dontmobile 3y ago
  he's asking for advice here, it's not the CV he presents to jobs. The json thing is a little excessive but again not a "problem"

tech_joe 3y ago

> You have communication problems - the needless tech listing took so much space that you had to make your actual point in a comment, and at the same you left out much more relevant information like what you've been doing recently. While I thank you for taking the time to critique, I think you are being a bit harsh, particularly considering my post was a brain-dump of skills. It isn't a job application. Same with your JSON, iOS development comment. Again, a brain dump. You'd be surprised how many people have no clue what JSON is. Same with mobile development. Maybe HN is the wrong crowd for a list containing some of these skills to resonate. Anyhow, thanks again.

kypro 3y ago
I want to echo what jstx1 said, but I'll try to expand. Firstly, I think you sound a little entitled. Maybe that's not how you present yourself, but your post read to me like you feel you're very accomplished and companies are not giving you the recognition you deserve. If that's how you're presenting yourself that's obviously going to be off putting. Secondly, despite the huge experience dump, you haven't really given me any clue of what you actually do... Like at all. You could be applying for senior leadership roles given your experience as "CEO" & "VP/Director of Engineering" and with experience in "international business", "sales and marketing", "supply chain management", etc. But you seem to have experience in manufacturing, so maybe you're looking for some kind of product design / manufacturing role? You also have experience in web development, so maybe you're looking for a web development role? You also list experience with embedded systems, so maybe you're for a job as an embedded systems engineer? You also experience with app development, so maybe you're for a job as an app developer? I have no doubt you've accomplished a lot, but companies hire people who can help them with specific roles. No company is looking for someone with experience with jQuery and CNC milling, for example. So unfortunately as accomplished as I'm sure you are the vast majority of the experience you listed here is worthless since it's not complimentary. If you had instead listed a several programming languages and frameworks which you worked with over the course of a couple of decades then that would have suggested to me – one, what you do and the roles you're applying for; and two, that you're a very knowledgable software engineer. At which point I'd also be thinking, "hmm, weird this guy can't seem to find work". Listing a bunch of unassociated roles and experience over your career raises far more questions about how much experience you have with any of the specific skills listed. Keep this in mind when applying for roles and ensure you're tailoring your resume appropriately. Generally the following are good assumptions to make: - If you don't get interviews there's something wrong with your profile – either you have the wrong experience, or you're not selling that experience well in your resume. - If you get interviews and are able to answer technical questions then there's something with your with communication skills. Companies probably don't think you'll be a good company / team fit for some reason. You should try to understand why. - If you're getting interviews but can't give good answers to technical questions, then your issue is experience. So what do you actually do? What is your experience in that role? And where are you falling short? Answering these answers will probably help you understand where you're going wrong and how to better sell yourself. And if you want to share, then I'm happy to give my thoughts.