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If you're using this page to get hired, be warned that while this will impress future colleagues, actual hiring managers may get confused, or just not bother.

by blowski 13y ago

If you're using this page to get hired, be warned that while this will impress future colleagues, actual hiring managers may get confused, or just not bother. So make it much more obvious where to download your CV. Of course, if you just want the karma points, then it's all good.

bad_user 13y ago
I find advices such as these to be harmful. The secret of getting hired by good companies is to get noticed. You get noticed by standing out. Otherwise you're competing against hundreds or even thousands of other people with conventional resumes, that have more experience or went to better universities than you did or are just cheaper.
- blowski 13y ago
  Totally agree with you. But you want to follow up "Look what I can do..." with "...and here's how to hire me".
- k3n 13y ago
  You have to stand out, yes, but you also must present a clear message (which would include a clear call-to-action). If the non-techie who's sifting through resumes can't deduce in a few seconds whether or not you're even qualified and applicable for the job at hand, the resume is going to get trashed, regardless of whichever gimmicks you pull.
  - bad_user 13y ago
    What I don't get is why are some software developers so terrified of "non-techies"? So a clueless person may take a look at your thing and not understand anything, then move on. So freaking what? Another rule of getting hired successfully is being recommended by developers to their managers. Those are the people that you want to sell yourself to, because those are the people that can make a good estimate of how much you're worth. Not some clueless HR person that needs calls to action to notice something. Oh, and personally I give bad grades to people that place things like buzzwords or certifications on their resume, being the exact opposite of what an HR person looks for. Just saying - be careful about your target audience.
    - k3n 13y ago
      > What I don't get is why are some software developers so terrified of "non-techies"? I can only speak for myself obviously, but at my work, all resumes are funneled through our recruiter. Sure, we can forward resumes to her as-needed, but it's in her job description to go out and find qualified candidates. She attends job fairs, she posts to Craigslist, etc. She is also completely non-technical -- she's the recruiter for the entire company, which includes every role imaginable in a mid-sized company: finance, HR, etc. There's a very high chance that if you sent her the OP's website, his resume would never even make it to my desk, whether or not he was actually qualified. Sure, if I ever received the resume and then ended up on his site, I'd be impressed, but I have to get there first. But why would you want to essentially disqualify yourself before even getting to the one responsible for hiring?
      - wyck 13y ago
        This is sad but true in so many companies, so many good people just fall through the cracks.

by blowski 13y ago

bad_user 13y ago

I find advices such as these to be harmful. The secret of getting hired by good companies is to get noticed. You get noticed by standing out. Otherwise you're competing against hundreds or even thousands of other people with conventional resumes, that have more experience or went to better universities than you did or are just cheaper.

blowski 13y ago
Totally agree with you. But you want to follow up "Look what I can do..." with "...and here's how to hire me".
k3n 13y ago
You have to stand out, yes, but you also must present a clear message (which would include a clear call-to-action). If the non-techie who's sifting through resumes can't deduce in a few seconds whether or not you're even qualified and applicable for the job at hand, the resume is going to get trashed, regardless of whichever gimmicks you pull.
- bad_user 13y ago
  What I don't get is why are some software developers so terrified of "non-techies"? So a clueless person may take a look at your thing and not understand anything, then move on. So freaking what? Another rule of getting hired successfully is being recommended by developers to their managers. Those are the people that you want to sell yourself to, because those are the people that can make a good estimate of how much you're worth. Not some clueless HR person that needs calls to action to notice something. Oh, and personally I give bad grades to people that place things like buzzwords or certifications on their resume, being the exact opposite of what an HR person looks for. Just saying - be careful about your target audience.
  - k3n 13y ago
    > What I don't get is why are some software developers so terrified of "non-techies"? I can only speak for myself obviously, but at my work, all resumes are funneled through our recruiter. Sure, we can forward resumes to her as-needed, but it's in her job description to go out and find qualified candidates. She attends job fairs, she posts to Craigslist, etc. She is also completely non-technical -- she's the recruiter for the entire company, which includes every role imaginable in a mid-sized company: finance, HR, etc. There's a very high chance that if you sent her the OP's website, his resume would never even make it to my desk, whether or not he was actually qualified. Sure, if I ever received the resume and then ended up on his site, I'd be impressed, but I have to get there first. But why would you want to essentially disqualify yourself before even getting to the one responsible for hiring?
    - wyck 13y ago
      This is sad but true in so many companies, so many good people just fall through the cracks.