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Re:Ask HN: Do I have to go through recruiters nowadays, how ... by encoderer on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @06:57PM (#11680058)
For me, it's simply about signal to noise. Adding every technology you've ever touched doesn't add much value for me. The resume is not a document I'm making a hiring decision from. I want to learn about your skill-set during our interview process, not upfront in long form.
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Re:Ask HN: Do I have to go through recruiters nowadays, how ... by p4wnc6 on Wednesday May 11, 2016 @07:28PM (#11680226)
Big difference between adding the kitchen sink buzzwords vs. adding things you have some notable knowledge or experience with, but not mastery.

Also, since you represent about 0.000001% of the people who might make decisions based on what's on my resume, it's not really optimized just for you. It's unfortunately optimized for something like the average, and I'd expect you to be mature enough to understand candidates really can't afford to do otherwise, even if they also don't like trying to do SEO on their own background and experience.

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