Questions regarding information and related details to be placed in a resume or CV. This is NOT for requesting resume reviews, assistance with writing a resume, or other subjective questions related to resumes that would not be on-topic.
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At which point do you “know” a technology enough to list it on a resume
I recently had a programmer in for an interview, who listed Python, PHP, Rails and ASP as a few of their skills. In the interview however, they interviewee didn't enough know what control structures ...
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6answers
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How to get a job with no experience?
I am about to be a new college grad and I am trying to get an internship or a jr software engineer position. However, I have no experience at all in the field. All I will have is my degree and my in ...
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Languages on a resume: Is it better to put “C/C++” or “C, C++”?
I'm graduating in a couple of weeks, and my resume (as expected) lists the languages that I've had experience with. Previously I've put "C/C++", however back then I didn't have that much experience ...
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Would you put your stackoverflow profile link on your CV / Resume? [closed]
If applying for a new job, would you put your stackoverflow profile link on your resume? This would show the employer you're an active member of the development community and also provide an insight ...
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Where and how to mention Stackoverflow participation in the résumé?
I think I have good enough reputation on SO now - here is my profile - http://stackoverflow.com/users/351903/sandeepan-nath. Well, this may not be that much as compared to so many other users out ...
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8answers
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What do you put in the “Computer Skills” section of your resume? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
At which point do you “know” a technology enough to list it on a resume
I'm having trouble selecting exactly what to put in the computer skills section of my ...
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9answers
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How can I let prospective employers know I'm a great developer?
I've recently read through Joel's guide to finding great developers, and I feel really strongly that I am smart and get things done. The problem is, I didn't learn how to get things done until about ...
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6answers
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What stands out on a Junior's CV
I am looking for advice, hopefully from people more experienced that me. I am going to start applying for junior positions for .net development in the summer. At the moment the only thing on my CV is ...
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When do you drop old technologies from your resume?
I have been reviewing several resumes we have for a new position. I noticed that a few of them had many old programming language versions and old applications on their resume (e.g. SQL 4.2, VB5, ...
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6answers
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How do I demonstrate what I've learned outside of the workplace?
I consider myself a well-rounded developer. I read books, delve into technologies at home, go to developer meet-ups, frequent Stack Overflow, and so forth.
But how do I show this to the prospective ...
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Should I not show all my skills?
I have been programming for a very long time and I have in depth knowledge of several technologies. Recently I applied for a web development job and in my resume I had listed all the skills - HTML, ...
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How useful is a portfolio of home projects?
I am currently a University student on a 12 month internship, before returning to University for a final year. My questions is, how useful would it be to create a portfolio of home projects that can ...
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How important is my job title? [closed]
I work on two internal, mission critical applications. Let's keep it simple and call them "Foo" and "Bar". Nobody outside of the company has ever heard of them - like I said, they're internal apps. ...
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3answers
427 views
Tailoring your resume for a career switch within programming
I am currently interested in job prospects outside of my own area of programming. Specifically, I'm a web developer but want to make the transition to desktop application programming. How should I ...
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6answers
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How do you keep track of your past projects?
After having hard time trying to remember details of my past projects several years ago I was wondering how programmers usually keep track of that?
This kind of information comes handy with job ...
