I've done both technical and non technical interviewing and screening and here's what I've picked up. You probably already know all this, but these are the bigg

I've done both technical and non technical interviewing and screening and here's what I've picked up. You probably already know all this, but these are the biggest mistakes I've witnessed... Try to hit the key words, keep it simple but professional, and keep it crawlable -- don't stray too far from the traditional resume unless it's part of a strategy. this means don't send me a markdown file, or anything in a plain text document, don't make it look like a Google search (it really happened, looked awful and conveyed no useful info) and if the reader cannot immediately pick up on your history in under 10 seconds you've already been screened out.. Send a pdf, so you have better control on presentation, or at worst a .doc file. This all sounds superficial, but getting hired is a game that has to be played.