Ask HN: Evaluate my CV

#1

Post by i6mi6 » Mon, Aug 27, 2018, 4:35 PM UTC

I've submitted my CV to multiple positions requiring the exact same skills I already have, but got either denial or no response. I think I can cope with anything in the job listings I applied for, but maybe I am not conveying the information in a good way? Perhaps I am not good enough? What would you say if you were looking for someone with similar skills to mine?

CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TFSHaD3D1ZzLrjN-CMlROleoiMiBfkui/view

Re: Ask HN: Evaluate my CV

#2

Post by proofread » Mon, Aug 27, 2018, 4:37 PM UTC

This is way too long! A resume should be no longer than one page. Look up resume templates for jobs you are interested.

Re: Ask HN: Evaluate my CV

#3

Post by i6mi6 » Mon, Aug 27, 2018, 4:38 PM UTC

proofread wrote: post #2

This is way too long! A resume should be no longer than one page. Look up resume templates for jobs you are interested.

But isn't a CV supposed to be long? This is not really a resume in my opinion

Re: Ask HN: Evaluate my CV

#4

Post by a-fried-egg » Mon, Aug 27, 2018, 4:57 PM UTC

Did you follow-up with the denials and ask them why they didn't pick your resume?

Re: Ask HN: Evaluate my CV

#5

Post by gf-nl » Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 9:35 AM UTC

This is too general. Highlight your main skills for the job you apply for. Perhaps highlight the necessary skills for the position you apply for in a different color.

And starting with "Frameworks and programming languages are tools. Tools come and go." is a very good approach, but Recruiters don't like it. A Resume is to tell them what skills you have they need and why they should hire you.

Re: Ask HN: Evaluate my CV

#6

Post by DonbunEf7 » Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 9:45 AM UTC

- move technical skills and certifications to the bottom

- limit projects to top 3 relevant to job

- not a fan of about/technical quote part, but that's up to you. only comment about that is that it takes more than half the first page.

- "multiple startups": this tells me absolutely, nothing.

- it took me about 5 minutes to read your resume, and my conclusion is that you have 1 year experience as a software engineer. intern probably since it was 6 months. probably not accurate, but that's how it reads

- how come you have like 10 projects, but not a single one was from your "freelance developer" time?

- cto @softzen: skills->"anything", that's cute, but means nothing

Re: Ask HN: Evaluate my CV

#7

Post by DonbunEf7 » Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 9:49 AM UTC

a-fried-egg wrote: post #4

Did you follow-up with the denials and ask them why they didn't pick your resume?

...right, because that works