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Discussion on: How to write a Frontend Web Developer Resume?

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Natalia

The first rule of resume - don't write every language/technology you've ever heard/studied about. Just don't.
It will show them that you wrote everything from some example resume and don't know any of them actually. Write only those things you know and you are interested in (if you can answer questions about them in the interview!). Remember that recruiter may ask you about anything that you wrote. If you know CSS but you will write that you know SCSS they can ask you about example mixins you created or what's the difference between them with examples. If you don't answer - well, most likely you won't get a job as you didn't tell truth in resume.
Oh, and don't write that you know Word/Excel/Paint, etc. You can basically recognise entry-level CVs thanks to that - I've seen it too many times.

Write a simple resume which will actually sum up your skills. I would rather hire a person (entry-level) with 3-4 skills in a CV that can be proven than with 15 skills and almost no proof. In "about me" section - if you are going to add it - you can add that you are interested in XYZ in your free time. It will show them you are interested and ambitious, you don't know this yet but there is potential :)

I can totally recommend canva.com for writing resume. It's free and has PDF export. Templates are clear, simple and look professional.

Good luck with that job 🤞

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Bryan George

I would like to double down on not putting every language/technology you've ever heard or studied about. To many times I would see someone who listed every language from Front-End to Back-End because they read about it once, then I would ask a simple question about CSS and they would not be able answer it. Like Natalia said if you can answer questions or at least be able to carry a conversation on about the language/technology then add it to your resume.

All around I wish I took this advice when I first started would have made interviews a lot easier going forward.

Best of luck!

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Ubaid Sid

I was going make this mistake of writing all skills and sub-skills in my resume. I thought that would make a good impression on my interviewer, but your point has made me avoid doing that.

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Natalia

Glad we could help you :D Leave a note later if you got the job! :)