2008-02-18

Ten Tips for a (Slightly) Less Awful Resume

From Stevey's Blog Rants:

Today's scientific question is: why are the resumes of programmers so uniformly awful? And how do we fix them?...

Tip #1: Nobody cares about you

Tip #2: Use Plain Text

Tip #3: Check, please!

Tip #4: Avoid Weasel Words

Tip #5: Avoid Wank Words

Tip #6: Don't be a Certified Loser

Tip #7: Don't say "expert" unless you really mean it

Tip #8: Don't tip your hand

Tip #9: Don't bore us to death

Tip #10: Don't be a lying scumbag

In fact, read the entire rant (at Stevey's link above) ... much valuable information direct from the guy who apparently put/left "Objective: Obtain a position at IBM" in his resume when first applying for a job at Amazon.com

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