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In a past job, I interviewed someone whose resume was 7 pages long. It included a typing speed contest he won in high school. He was not fresh out of school, he
by sjsdaiuasgdia 2y ago
In a past job, I interviewed someone whose resume was 7 pages long. It included a typing speed contest he won in high school. He was not fresh out of school, he'd been working for about 10 years.
I asked him in the interview if he thought anyone reads all of his lengthy resume, and if he thinks a typing contest from nearly 15 years prior is an important detail for potential employers to know about him. He said he likes to be thorough.
I did not recommend hiring him.
- kyleee 2y agoHow much did the resume factor into your decision not to hire?
- sjsdaiuasgdia 2y ago(caveat, this is approaching 20 years ago and memory gets fuzzy) The interview reflected the resume in many ways. He had experience that aligned to the role. Most questions received extremely long answers that didn't necessarily give me more information than a much shorter one would have...and I say this as someone who prefers to ask open-ended questions that get the candidate talking. It was just endless fluff and exposition that didn't really go anywhere or add anything. He was nominally qualified, but I could not imagine working with him given how he communicated in his resume and interview. I also didn't want to inflict his communication style on clients, as he would have had to interact with clients directly in the role.
- anon743448 2y agoI had pleasure of interviewing SWE with 20 years of experience. His resume was one page long. He had helpfully removed details under his old jobs. His resume reflected his communication style. I recommended hiring him.