How to write a cv for a software engineering position nowadays?
Meme design or old school text only?
What to include, other than a list of companies I worked at?
How to list familiarity with languages and technologies? There's way too much of that shit to just list it all.
is this a meme?
I'd imagine I'd be pretty pissed off if I had to print this out for an interview
Text only. Too fancy resumes=hiding your incompetency.
Good enough?
Pretty simple and clean, but aesthetic at the same time
Like this, obviously
>>58467185
>>58467275
>>58467315
>skills as percentages/bars
Looks retarded. We're not machines, you can't quantify skill like that.
What does 80% HTML even mean, for example?
>>58467370
Agreed.
How do I list all technologies I know? I could probably list like 8 languages, 12 frameworks, 30+ libraries, 30+ pieces of popular software I worked with. How to make sense of this mess?
>>58467370
Fucking this. I'm an interviewing manager for the healthcare facility I work for and all of these resumes would have been immediately filed in the bin if they'd come across my desk
>>58467185
>The best college 2011-2009
>2011-2009
???
>>58467315
This is quite good, except for the graphs.
You can only use graphs (that include some kind of progression indication) with a few things.
For example, there are different level certifications for learning foreign languages.
You could have a bar filled to 25% for the lowest level certification, 50% for intermediate certification, 75% for proficient certification and 100% for "I can speak this language as if I grew up and cursed a lot in it".
Otherwise, graphs are just fucking nonsense.
>>58467404
>be that guy in 2011
>oh shit nigga i need a college diploma
>i have to go back in time
>60% ring is filled 50%
>90% and 80% rings are filled 75%
>>58467392
List the 8 languages normally, as a list or comma delimited. Try to put frameworks and libraries into broader groups if possible (indicate which ones are libraries and which ones are frameworks), pieces of software is a meh thing to mention, but again, try to group them. A tree-like grouping design could help e.g.
Graphics
|_2D
||_Photoshop
||_Illustrator
|_3D
|_3DS Max
|_Maya
>>58467439
no, even worse, the 80% ring is slightly less filled than 90%, so he put effort into doing that but didn't give a shit about 90% and the other percentages for no reason
he's a fucking moron
>>58467440
Kinda messed up my formatting on the tree but you get the idea. Also forgot to mention, if it's a web resume, this is even easier to accomplish.
best font?
sarif or sans-sarif?
>>58467363
>Worked for NIST and IBM
>Had a sweet-ass radio DJ job in Alaska
I want this to be real and true so bad, because it means a fucking sperglord Bronie has accomplished more than half the people on this board already.
>>58467486
It's sErif and:
serif for long paragraphs and texts
sans-serif for short sentences that are NOT in between your long paragraphs
Continuity is key.
>>58467500
but why? sans-serif is more readable and more lightweight so it should be better for long paragraphs
while serif is more aesthetic, has a bigger impact and should look better for headings and stuff like that
>>58467499
It is true: http://pjreddie.com/
Daily reminder to NEVER rate how well you know a certain topic on your CV. Always just say that you know it and if they ask you in an interview just dump info on them as best you can.
>>58467499
>more than half the people
I'd wager more than at least 95% of the people who (regularly and consciously) visit this board
>>58467536
I remember reading about it on a typography book. Serif is more comfortable for long-term reading, while sans-serif is not. Or maybe I just remember them inverse. Anyway, you better research it if it interests you.
>>58467546
(including me btw)
>>58467363
this is not real
Your resume must be machine readable, so plaintext Word or PDF.
It must also be human readable at a glance, so organize your resume so someone can glance at it and get the information they need - don't be afraid of bullet points.
>>58467392
>I could probably list like 8 languages, 12 frameworks, 30+ libraries, 30+ pieces of popular software I worked with
Step 1: don't list all of that.
Only list what is relevant to the job. Frameworks and libraries come and go, so I wouldn't list them unless they were asked about in the job posting.
If you aren't sure what language the job is in, then list a small handful of languages that you know the best.
I think this is a pretty nice résumé, OP: >>58372846
I don't fill one out because I have no schooling nor professional experience, self taught and open source contributions. NEET4lyfe
Thanks for all the contributions in this thread, you guys are immensely helpful.
/g/ truly the best board
>>58467275
>CREATIVE DIRECTOR
>uses shit template to make cv
hahah no.
>>58467474
Are web resumes a good idea though? Do HR subhumans even have time to click links and visit shady websites?
>>58467392
Don't list any "skills" you know. List completed projects that used languages or tools you actually used.
>>58467185
>Meaningless progress bars that make you look like an arrogant buffoon
Seriously, what does "Photoshop 80%" mean? You've learned 80% of everything inside Photoshop? I doubt veteran professionals would claim that.
Also
>Wordress
>>58467185
My resume is written in plain text, left aligned, and it got me a job as a web developer.
>>58468283
This. Designed resumes like >>58467275
and >>58467315 are autism tier.
Those websites are goid if you are freelancing.
If you are applying to some company, then HR does not give a shit. They run your resume through their system and pull up keywords/statements they are looking for. If you fit the bill, then they read your cover letter. If your cover letter is ok, then you get a phone call.
>>58468379
>cover letter
Who the fuck writes those in 2017?
>>58467363
I can't believe a bronie can archive this.
>>58467185
Don't include the percentage. Just say you know everything,.
post best ones
>>58468469
he forgot
>100% autism
Posted on plebbit with this title:
>IF THIS DOES'NT WORK THEN WHAT?
pajeets unironically think this is good
>>58468469
>97%
Why not write 97.23556%
>>58468379
>HR
>he doesn't exclusively work at sub-50 employee startups
Great advice automaton
>>58467185
i would post the dude with the MLP one but i get banned because "hurr durr"
>>58468904
>she got the job
>>58468488
How do you be this inept? Would I look like this if I was arrogant and learned "indian" as a second language?
>>58468904
>printed it out
>has to ask for it back every time she's denied
>they threw it out
>another $10 at kinkos
LaTeX or bust
Layout doesn't really matter too much as long as:
>It's easy to read
>It's easy to edit/tailor to every job you send it to.
>Most important things are at the beginning
>>58468525
BECAUSE MY CREATIVITY LEVEL IS 97% EXACTLY MOTHERFUCKER!
>>58468488
>>58468933
I GOTTA BE HONEST I LIKE HIS MOXIE. SEEMS PRETTY BASED TO ME. GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT.
>>58468669
>>HR
>>he doesn't exclusively work at sub-50 employee startups
>Great advice automaton
Yeah man...like everyone who works for a large corporation is a fucking sheeple. Not me, though. Us cool kids only work for sub-50 employee startups. We have like ping pong tables and arcade games and like, slides at our office. Not like you corporate sellout automatons. I coded on a bean bag chair the other day while you coded in a cubicle. Bitch.
>>58467185
/gd/ here, never use the "power level" resume. Instead just use the good ol' format or If you're classy use the grid system like this one
>>58467275
>I'd imagine I'd be pretty pissed off if I had to print this out for an interview
Literally the absolute gayest thing you could ever hope to do in your life.
Not even tech related but I saw one like this in another department some months ago, people gathered around and collectively facepalmed and mocked that piece of shit. It was a lesser quality but similar style, actually fuck it; it was ms-paint-tier terrible and had the dude's portrait on it.
CVs are meant to be plain text on a page, the maximum styling being bolding, underlined headers, maybe different coloured headers.
>>58468488
>@GM
>AIL.COM
Trashed, don't need to look at anything else
/g/ do you even TeX bros?
>>58468969
bonus points for LaTeX source
>>58467370
This. Employers just want to know how confident you are in that skill, your own rating is useless. https://medium.freecodecamp.com/i-reviewed-fifty-portfolios-on-reddit-and-this-is-what-i-learned-e5d2b43150bc#.jmzmt2qyx
>inb4 reddit
>>58471166
>>58468932
Wasn't it just working at Gamestop or something?
>>58467439
>>58467461
Also the filling is horizontal at its end.
>>58467363
>this resume blows mine out of the water
>>58468488
That is like redflag central. Wonder where he will be in 20 years.