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This is true for the majority of the HN crowd but what about for jobs outside of programming?
by molsongolden 14y ago
This is true for the majority of the HN crowd but what about for jobs outside of programming?
- dbecker 14y agoUntil recently, I would have agreed that other fields are different. But I interviewed knowledge workers from a variety of fields (e.g. a variety of engineering fields, management consulting) about hiring for a project I was considering. I was surprised how small a role resumes/credentials played in most hires. A lot of job contacts are made by word-of-mouth, hiring decisions were largely based the candidate's ability to talk intelligently about their previous projects, and HR asked for a resume after the deal was almost done. I'm sure there are situations where traditional resumes are still very important. But it appears less common than I'd assumed.