No obvious portfolio on your CV is another reason I personally might reject a CV. As developers, I want to SEE your work; especially if you're a junior! I appreciate not every piece of work can be put online, but add what you can. Make your portfolio super obvious on your CV (it's up at the top of mine, near my contact details).
Some people think this is unfair. I get told that we're hiring developers, not writers, and who cares if they can't spell.
This is actually an important point. I've worked on sites where variable names have been misspelt and that's caused a whole host of issues! Being able to accurately write comments and function documentation is also super important to developers. No they're not writers, but spelling and communication are important skills.
Perhaps the bigger question is whether CV's are an accurate way of hiring people nowadays? Especially in our field. As you mention you could be throwing away a truly excellent developer because they have a bad CV.
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No obvious portfolio on your CV is another reason I personally might reject a CV. As developers, I want to SEE your work; especially if you're a junior! I appreciate not every piece of work can be put online, but add what you can. Make your portfolio super obvious on your CV (it's up at the top of mine, near my contact details).
This is actually an important point. I've worked on sites where variable names have been misspelt and that's caused a whole host of issues! Being able to accurately write comments and function documentation is also super important to developers. No they're not writers, but spelling and communication are important skills.
Perhaps the bigger question is whether CV's are an accurate way of hiring people nowadays? Especially in our field. As you mention you could be throwing away a truly excellent developer because they have a bad CV.