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Re:What We Look for in a Resume by deathanatos on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @05:54PM (#34525314)
> Your resume should talk about results. Don't say "Created a new CMS for the company". Say "Created a new CMS for the company in Python that resulted in an ~70% reduction in website update times, from 1 hour to 18 minutes."

You do exactly the thing the author discusses, and without addressing any of the author's (very valid, IMO) criticism of the problems with trying to do this.

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Re:What We Look for in a Resume by jedberg on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @06:52PM (#34525890)
I disagree. They said metrics that show your contribution are useful, which is exactly what I advocated for.
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