Re:Giant Résumés Fail to Impress Employers
by Spooky23 on Sunday February 16, 2014 @10:10PM
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When I hire people, I get like 60+ resumes for 1 position. So I create a bozo pile, good pile and awesome pile.
Usually we have a couple of people involved. We look for consensus and let people veto folks they feel strongly about. The goal is to talk to about 10 people. Interview 3-5.
Long resume doesn't really factor in. The really long ones are usually bozo-ed, because they are insane. The fact that you were a summer lifeguard in 1992 is fascinating, but really weird to be telling people in 2014.
You should be telling a story with a resume. A 2-3 page resume can tell a good one.
Usually we have a couple of people involved. We look for consensus and let people veto folks they feel strongly about. The goal is to talk to about 10 people. Interview 3-5.
Long resume doesn't really factor in. The really long ones are usually bozo-ed, because they are insane. The fact that you were a summer lifeguard in 1992 is fascinating, but really weird to be telling people in 2014.
You should be telling a story with a resume. A 2-3 page resume can tell a good one.