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Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by haack on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:02AM (#9569385)
As much as I think it's a good idea, I try my best to not be that "self advertising guy".

I mean, I would never just post this link to my CV to get everyone to look at it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byk8zRX0L3yPYzMtQW1oMDBTcms...

Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by mewm on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @10:55AM (#9570471)
The CV looks nice. However, IMHO, giving your self a "X out of X" score for a specific area is highly unprofessional, and it doesn't give much information regarding your skills. I'd rather explain what experiences I have within certain areas.
Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by JamesBarney on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @11:13PM (#9574458)
I would personally change this scoring system to the industry accepted HR approved score of "experience".
Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by franciscop on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @12:12PM (#9571165)
Few small notes which might improve it:

- The blue text looks like a link, when it's not (in the Experience)

- The github/linkedin/etc could be links! While this won't benefit anyone with the printed version, it does improve the experience for the online reader. I definitely tried to click them.

- You could use github, linkedin and twitter logos instead of the generic link chain. Same with nationality, I'd include a world globe instead of the upload to the cloud one.

- The first line of each experience part looks a bit overloaded. Maybe put the title (Software Engineer, etc) on the left, the date just under it, and leave the rest as it is? Something like this:

Software Engineer | Curtis...

Aug 2014-Sept 2014 | Worked in a team...

Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by nicolethenerd on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:56AM (#9569654)
One more note - I'm guessing that 2.1 is 2:1, as in "second-class honours, upper division", right? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_undergraduate_degree_cl...) But to an American reader, it looks like a GPA (grade point average), which are out of 4 - a 2.1 GPA would not be something you want to advertise. Might want to clarify that, if you're going to be looking for remote work.
Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by EStudley on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @09:41AM (#9569926)
I agree with this, I initially thought that was his "expected GPA at graduation" which is what many soon-to-be graduates put on their resume. I'd change this if you're trying to contract for anyone in the US.
Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by Osmium on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @09:29AM (#9569844)
Personally, I find it's better to write it as '2.i' or 'II.i' instead just to remove potential ambiguity.

(Aside, I'm also a big fan of the graphical design! What was used to make this? Any inspiration?)

Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by mschoebel on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:46AM (#9569612)
Never call yourself a hacker. To non-tech people "hacker" has the meaning of "illegally hacks into computers".
Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by EStudley on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @09:42AM (#9569940)
True, but if he's looking for contracting work hopefully his CV will be in the hands of an engineer rather than a hiring manager/HR.
Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by eropple on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @11:50AM (#9570993)
Engineers only very rarely make decisions about contractors. If you're trying to do this stuff, you need to talk to managers.
Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by lkiernan on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @11:11AM (#9570647)
One that nobody else has mentioned.

I'd suggest avoiding sending anybody your CV that shows you haven't touched it for 6 months. Change the date or remove it.

If you're keeping it, make sure it's current whenever you're sending it to somebody - it will at least look like you've considered the company/person you're sending it to.

Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by gedrap on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:36AM (#9569561)
That's a nice looking CV! :)

2 things I'd change layout wise: remove your home address. It's probably not a great idea to share it with the world. Also, job title in bold, company in blue and the description in regular text, I just find it hard to focus on reading it. Maybe make the company name regular or both bold?

Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by raverbashing on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @02:16PM (#9572049)
Do you know that infos like Age/Nationality are not relevant in the US/Canada (and it is forbidden to ask) and you might be even taken out of the hiring process for having them ?

Also, nobody cares about your address, really. (And your interests)

Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by smeyer on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @05:54PM (#9573417)
I believe it's not actually forbidden to ask in the US, just forbidden to make a decision based on a protected category, which is why most companies avoid asking. While I'm sure it's happened, I've never seen someone removed from consideration for having something like this on a resume. Also, I see nationality on resumes quite frequently (although still a minority of the time, except in areas like defense.)
Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by petercooper on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @09:59AM (#9570057)
Minor note, your Twitter handle is wrong in your CV (I found your account at @Haakathon however). I imagine I'm in the minority who look at Twitter accounts first though :-D
Re:Ask HN: How do I get my first contracting client? by viraptor on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @08:09AM (#9569420)
That's one sexy CV! Looks really good. I mean graphicaly.