This is advice from me as a lead developer. These five things are what I believe makes applicants stand out from the crowd during a job application...
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Hey James, great article. I featured it in my latest video.
Check it out here:
How Important Are Habits for Your Career Success? (And More of the Best Career Insights of the Week)
Marek Zaluski ・ Jun 20 '19 ・ 1 min read
They are very useful! I do not have the connfidence to collaborate in open source projects still. But will definitely take good note of your advice.
How would you recommend to make a portfolio for someone that hasn't worked still?
There are beginner friendly ones out there :) As mentioned above, Gatsby is awesome because their company values the fact that any skill set can contribute. It doesn't even have to be anything intensely technical if you don't want it to be.
I wouldn't get too worked up on showcasing things off if you don't have them. A website with a paragraph about yourself and some articles you have written is more than enough. Yes, I do recommend writing articles :)
Thanks a lot, I will keep your advise in mind.
I like the resume part the most. My resume never had more than 100 words (around 60 words would be my estimate) and I still got the jobs I wanted. Now that I am in a position when I occasionally read someone's resume I get 3 pages long resumes and it is the worst. I fall asleep at least once while going through them.
Yeah, I am with you.
My resume is currently a short opening paragraph, a few key technologies/skills and then the last three or four jobs I had with a couple of bullet points under each describing what my roles and responsibilities are.
It seems to be a very common mistake as an aspiring dev to cram as much info as you can, but you have to consider the weight of the info.
Nice post, excellent advice.
Thank you! :)
These are the two reasons I suggest people write short and sharp copy.
Because when you're reviewing resume you want 1-to-1 and if you see too much text you'll just gloss over it.
This, but reversed order of importance.
I don't think these are in order of importance for me. I would agree with you I think though if re-ordering for importance.
Time to code up a python script to reverse this.
Awesome article I actually like the part of honesty and embracing your weakness to learn from mistakes.
Thanks, man.
Yeah, it's understated but actually shows maturity and self-realisation which are very important factors.
I think of it like this: if you try and make out you're the perfect candidate and that you have no weaknesses, it's going to raise red flags. We all have weaknesses so it makes me think you are likely insecure or potentially trying to hide something.
If you say: "My weakest areas are ....... however I am trying to improve them by doing ......" it is so much better.
Question : Is it good that a DEV resume sticks to one page only ?
Nice post btw 🙌
I would say so. I think its more than realistic to get the relevant information on one page.
And thanks! :)