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It's an interesting idea, but I prefer to take my experience and tell a story that specifically targets the role for which I am applying. From that perspective, having a single "story" out there for all potential employers isn't optimal for me.
Let me customize it easily (e.g. for a role or job) and present that customized view to different audiences.
Resumes in their current form don't work well as a source of truth about anyone's career. The main issue being that we put summarized/editorialized information in instead of details. It's like discarding the data you used to generate a chart and then updating the chart directly going forward.
You also can't manage the things you put on a resume. You can't easily search, tag, sort, view by company, position etc. You're doing all that in your head and then putting the result on paper.
There should be tools to help with this stuff (I built one [1]) and those tools should put the resume in it's proper place, as an output of some other more comprehensive source of truth.
I have seen numerous versions of the "New Resume" in the last ten years or so. It's really hard to replace something universal that everyone understands, even if it's antiquated. I doubt this will fair much better.
As someone who's hired hundreds of software engineers over the past 15 years, it did the best job generating the kind of resumes I like to see.
This is authored by a Jay Hanlon, "VP of Community Growth". Apparently, the role includes publishing clickbait. He squeezes in a humblebrag: "...if you're like me, and still just a little proud that you got off the waitlist and eked your way into a school above your intellectual weight class..." And he uses scarcity to scare devs into creating a profile: "It only takes a few minutes, and you do NOT want some other jo…
Instead of a traditional CV/Resume, I went with a single page narrative approach with a link to the temporal view on my LinkedIn profile. Initially there was some pushback as the recruiters were bellyaching over the fact that they needed to actually read my essay, but as time progressed I discovered that this format became a tool.
By forcing the hiring manager/recruiter to actually read and understand your background, inbound leads were much higher quality and the initial phone screen was extremely easy. Out of 100+ job applications, i got 20 or so responses, and of those 20 responses, 10 offers.
Out of the 20 responses, 19 were good fits and had good hiring managers with a company that had a decent culture.
I am definitely using the narrative approach again for my next job hunt.
I don't see anything on here that I couldn't do with my LinkedIn profile, TBH. I do kinda wish I knew the secrets of how to get 2-3 recruiting emails a day though. Unless it's "have 5 more years of experience," I think my profile could use some help.
Live in a tech hub and fill your linkedin profile. It doesn't guarantee 2-3 per emails per day, but a few per week is certainly achievable. You do need a few years of experience + some buzzwords.
Done and done.
> You do need a few years of experience + some buzzwords.
3.5 years. What buzzwords do I need? I just want to be able to find a job in a few weeks the next time I am looking. I don't think that's too much to ask.
Edit: I misspoke; by "find a job in a few weeks," I meant "start getting interviews within a week or two." No amount of LinkedIn profile magic will help me get a job directly, obviously.
I don't see anything on here that I couldn't do with my LinkedIn profile, TBH. I do kinda wish I knew the secrets of how to get 2-3 recruiting emails a day though. Unless it's "have 5 more years of experience," I think my profile could use some help.
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