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Re:Ask HN: How to get back in employment market after workin... by lostcolony on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @12:20PM (#27530263)
Problem there is fun dev teams can still have terrible HR filters. That's the sort of thing I'd jokingly say in the interview, but come up with a more normalized title for the resume.
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Re:Ask HN: How to get back in employment market after workin... by VRay on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @01:19PM (#27530997)
Haha, that happened to me with my current job. The HR guy told me to my face that he thought my resume was unprofessional and if it were up to him I never would've gotten the interview

"Good thing nothing is up to you, then"

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Re:Ask HN: How to get back in employment market after workin... by failwhaleshark on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @12:45PM (#27530585)
That is true. HR is told to filter outside of their wheelhouse. This explains A+ certifications and bullshit resumes.

In general: always be extra nice to HR. They are underpaid, under-appreciated, under-loved, put in the middle of every dispute, and told to make the impossible possible. Like IT, but with squishy meat bags.

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