Ask HN: I want to get hired for an entry level, developer role

Post by EugeneFedotov » Sun, Mar 12, 2017, 1:28 AM UTC

throwmeaway32 wrote: post #20

EugeneFedotov wrote: post #18

Update: I've been reading every post.

Please link to your new updated resume, I want to make sure we set you up for success. And if you haven't made a new resume yet then please commit to a date to do that by and tell us....and yes I am pushing you.

I am very carefully considering what to do with my resume.

In the past, I paid this guy (https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=fecak) to make me a resume. I didn't post the link to that version of my resume. He said to do stuff like put my education on top, while people in this thread are saying to put it on the bottom. There are other conflicting points that I'm not going to mention for now. Needless to say, I have to be careful with this; I used to have education on the bottom.

Next, two things happened:

1) One person is giving me his time to help me with improvement. I want to hear his resume advice.

2) I received an invitation to do remote work for food money at a startup, which I agreed to do.

So I don't have any guaranteed date, until I hear back about my resume from the person I'm talking to.

Post by ParameterOne » Sun, Mar 19, 2017, 11:18 PM UTC

coralreef wrote: post #8

ParameterOne wrote: post #4

You really shouldn't be looking for a job, you should be creating one......It's always best to start at the top of the food chain. And I like your persistance but this is the wrong place for it. You need to be in the marketplace with that persistance.

"You really shouldn't be looking for a job, you should be creating one.." You should expand on that advice, since its so unorthodox.

Well, the quickest way to create a job is to create one for yourself. This can be done many ways but here are two of the simplest. Pick one thing and become an expert at that. It could be as simple as "I only do email signatures....but my email signatures have a 97% click through/conversion rate." It does not need to be profound or exciting but you can then market yourself as THEE guy that does X. And when I want X done I will know that you are my guy and I will most likely tell everyone that has a need for X that you are the guy to call regardless of what you're charging. Specialties usually breed efficiency which will allow you to compete at a higher rate of perceived valuation. It may seem a little scary to pick a specialty but I can tell you that I won't call a plumber for brain surgery and I wont call brain surgeon to fix my motorcycle. There is more work than you think for whatever you choose.

The second way is to find a specialist and create yourself a position as saleman of his specialty. You will then have created two jobs, one for you and one for him. See? Easy! Plus you can start that part time while you are busy perfecting your craft as whatever you want to be in life.

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