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Re:Ask HN: Joke on CV? by Esox on Thursday June 18, 2015 @09:44AM (#9738439)
I've done a bit of hiring and, to add to what others have said, I would leave it out. I have had some CVs cross my desk in which the author had taken some liberties with more casual phrasing and they were generally poorly received by the entire interview team.

To be honest, it doesn't really add anything of value and you're banking on someone understanding the reference (I didn't at first) and getting a laugh out of it.

For the small amount of value it could add you're taking too much of a risk of evoking a negative reaction.

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