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Re:What Happens to Older Developers? by pyre on Wednesday March 19, 2014 @10:40AM (#7428884)
So is the resume supposed to be "how can I make money for the company?" I thought that the resume was supposed to present the skills of the candidate to the person looking to fill a role. If said role already exists at the company, than the definition of how this role will generate revenue for the company should already be fairly well defined (or they wouldn't be looking to spend money on hiring someone).

Maybe this is the difference between applying for an open position, and cold-pitching yourself to a company?

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Re:What Happens to Older Developers? by eru on Wednesday March 19, 2014 @11:35PM (#7433664)
> I thought that the resume was supposed to present the skills of the candidate to the person looking to fill a role.

It's always about making money for the company. (Or making your hiring manager's life easier.) Filling a role is just a means to the end of making money.

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