TL;DR - Content Template for your Software Engineering Resume. Structure your experiences to emphasize impact and convince the reader why you're a prime candidate. Make a Pull Request to request for a review form me 😁!
Resumes have the highest False Negative Rate of the entire recruitment process. You can be a qualified engineer, but miscommunicate and lose interest from the reader. Let's close the gap to keep resumes engaging and lead to the next step of recruitment!
- ✅ Fork this repo - Documentation
- ✅ Update
resume.mdwith your resume content. - ✅ Create a Pull Request to request feedback
- ✅ Receive Feedback!
Disclaimer - user personal contact sparigingly! Please feel free to leave contact information as dummy content.
- Resumes are formulaic - Recruiters are looking to answer 1 fundamental question
Does the candidate have the background to succeed in the techincal interview?
- Compose Engaging Content - Draw attention to your experience and accomplishments to catch the eye of your reader.
- Prioritize Impactful Experiences - Put your best foot forward and hook the reader early why you're the best candidate.
Why a Content Template?
- Content First, Style Later: Format and style is important, but content is the only thing that will push you to the next round.
- Persuade the Reader: Refined bullet points will quickly convince the reader why you're a great candidate.
- Scalable Peer Feedback - get more eyes from your peers by utilizing git pull requests.
- Request Feedback from Professionals - Ask for feedback from people outside your immediate network!
- Feedback from me - I will provide feedback for people who make pull requests 😁
I've been on both sides of recruitment by now - submiting resumes + reviewing them. I've seen hundereds of resumes of aspiring engineers. Hoping to push folks in the right direction to get their foot into the door for Software Engineering Recruitment!