Interesting to see they're no longer asking for "Objectives". I always hated trying to write those damn things. And all the advice about fluffing it up and using "action verbs" etc. just made it...
Interesting to see they're no longer asking for "Objectives". I always hated trying to write those damn things. And all the advice about fluffing it up and using "action verbs" etc. just made it sound so dumb. "I want to leverage synergies to increase cross-functional flibberty jibbetry... snooze..." How's this for an objective? "I want to feed my freakin' family and not hate my coworkers or my work!"
Is a lack of a LinkedIn profile enough to have a résumé tossed aside? I imagine it's important, since you mentioned it, but it kinda sucks to submit oneself to such an aggregator. I intend to...
Is a lack of a LinkedIn profile enough to have a résumé tossed aside? I imagine it's important, since you mentioned it, but it kinda sucks to submit oneself to such an aggregator. I intend to draft up a résumé soon enough, but I definitely don't like the idea of having to join some social/business networking sites to be considered.
I help with our company's recruitment of developers, not QA, but we couldn't care less if you have a LinkedIn account. If we found you, it doesn't matter where else you put your resume. If you...
I help with our company's recruitment of developers, not QA, but we couldn't care less if you have a LinkedIn account. If we found you, it doesn't matter where else you put your resume. If you have one, we might check it to see if we have connections in common, but it's not going to factor into our decision in any way if you don't have one.
Yeah, we talk with them and test them in various ways. (I mean, even with Github, they might not have actually written the code they point to.) I'm not a fan of whiteboard tests, so rather than...
Yeah, we talk with them and test them in various ways. (I mean, even with Github, they might not have actually written the code they point to.) I'm not a fan of whiteboard tests, so rather than saying, "Write a binary search" or whatever, I usually go to the CodeReview Stack Exchange site and find a couple of posts that have a variety of issues. I print them out and hand them to the interviewee and say, "I'd like you to look over this code and tell me if you notice anything wrong and how it could be improved." We have a conversation about what they find, how they'd approach it, and what they think could be different about it. That usually gives me a good idea of whether they understand code (these are generally simple functions with a clear purpose) and whether they're thinking about issues like running time. It allows me to understand what they think is good code and what's not. I get a feel for what's important to them. And hopefully it's less nerve racking than standing at a whiteboard trying to remember random bits of stuff you learned in college but never had to write in front of a total stranger who feels like they're deciding your fate.
These days, if you are in a tech field, IMHO you absolutely need a LinkedIn profile. You don't have to make it super-extensive -- just copy and paste what's in your basic resume -- but it's not a...
These days, if you are in a tech field, IMHO you absolutely need a LinkedIn profile.
You don't have to make it super-extensive -- just copy and paste what's in your basic resume -- but it's not a bad idea. When you apply to a job, a LOT of people will snoop your background on LinkedIn, perhaps to see if you have personal recommendations or to find out if you know people in common (I once quizzed a mutual connection, who warned me that the guy was a toxic manager).
Not to mention that a lot of job sites make it a lot easier to apply with a LinkedIn profile, which makes it less time consuming for you to apply and thus you don't waste as much time when inevitably they ignore your application. (That's another rant for all of us!)
Without Linkedin, you are at a disadvantage when applying for a white collar job. Managers always ask themselves, can I trust what this person says on their resume? If I shortlist someone, I...
Without Linkedin, you are at a disadvantage when applying for a white collar job.
Managers always ask themselves, can I trust what this person says on their resume?
If I shortlist someone, I always look for the person on Linkedin to check for consistency.
I wouldn't bin you, as I get very few equally qualified candidates, yet I would be much more cautious.
Having a link to Linkedin is a nicety most people don't observe yet.
I look to see if they listed the same experience on the resume as on LinkedIn - it's easy to lie on a resume, it's harder to lie on Linkedin. I also look for reviews explicitly from ex-managers or...
I look to see if they listed the same experience on the resume as on LinkedIn - it's easy to lie on a resume, it's harder to lie on Linkedin.
I also look for reviews explicitly from ex-managers or for possible shared connections that I would trust.
I also go back and look up in Linkedin details of any reference calls I make.
Can confirm, these are the things that I look at when I read a resume, for QA or (with slight adjustments) for other positions.
Interesting to see they're no longer asking for "Objectives". I always hated trying to write those damn things. And all the advice about fluffing it up and using "action verbs" etc. just made it sound so dumb. "I want to leverage synergies to increase cross-functional flibberty jibbetry... snooze..." How's this for an objective? "I want to feed my freakin' family and not hate my coworkers or my work!"
This is a good list, for any job.
One thing it is missing is a link to linkedin, in addition to one email and one phone number.
Is a lack of a LinkedIn profile enough to have a résumé tossed aside? I imagine it's important, since you mentioned it, but it kinda sucks to submit oneself to such an aggregator. I intend to draft up a résumé soon enough, but I definitely don't like the idea of having to join some social/business networking sites to be considered.
I help with our company's recruitment of developers, not QA, but we couldn't care less if you have a LinkedIn account. If we found you, it doesn't matter where else you put your resume. If you have one, we might check it to see if we have connections in common, but it's not going to factor into our decision in any way if you don't have one.
How do you verify someone can code? Github? Whiteboard?
Yeah, we talk with them and test them in various ways. (I mean, even with Github, they might not have actually written the code they point to.) I'm not a fan of whiteboard tests, so rather than saying, "Write a binary search" or whatever, I usually go to the CodeReview Stack Exchange site and find a couple of posts that have a variety of issues. I print them out and hand them to the interviewee and say, "I'd like you to look over this code and tell me if you notice anything wrong and how it could be improved." We have a conversation about what they find, how they'd approach it, and what they think could be different about it. That usually gives me a good idea of whether they understand code (these are generally simple functions with a clear purpose) and whether they're thinking about issues like running time. It allows me to understand what they think is good code and what's not. I get a feel for what's important to them. And hopefully it's less nerve racking than standing at a whiteboard trying to remember random bits of stuff you learned in college but never had to write in front of a total stranger who feels like they're deciding your fate.
These days, if you are in a tech field, IMHO you absolutely need a LinkedIn profile.
You don't have to make it super-extensive -- just copy and paste what's in your basic resume -- but it's not a bad idea. When you apply to a job, a LOT of people will snoop your background on LinkedIn, perhaps to see if you have personal recommendations or to find out if you know people in common (I once quizzed a mutual connection, who warned me that the guy was a toxic manager).
Not to mention that a lot of job sites make it a lot easier to apply with a LinkedIn profile, which makes it less time consuming for you to apply and thus you don't waste as much time when inevitably they ignore your application. (That's another rant for all of us!)
Without Linkedin, you are at a disadvantage when applying for a white collar job.
Managers always ask themselves, can I trust what this person says on their resume?
If I shortlist someone, I always look for the person on Linkedin to check for consistency.
I wouldn't bin you, as I get very few equally qualified candidates, yet I would be much more cautious.
Having a link to Linkedin is a nicety most people don't observe yet.
Do you mean you look for a connection of theirs whom you know? Or do you randomly email one or a few of their connections that you don't know?
I look to see if they listed the same experience on the resume as on LinkedIn - it's easy to lie on a resume, it's harder to lie on Linkedin.
I also look for reviews explicitly from ex-managers or for possible shared connections that I would trust.
I also go back and look up in Linkedin details of any reference calls I make.