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I talk with a lot of people moving to IT and most of them struggle with CV.
As Gergely pointed out, it's important to customize your CV for a specific position. Still, it's challenging for fresh starters.
Here are
tips on how to improve your CV. https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1517379847009484802?s=20&t=gldYCpxU4cTNtxYMC6pBzA
As Gergely pointed out, it's important to customize your CV for a specific position. Still, it's challenging for fresh starters.
Here are
tips on how to improve your CV. https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1517379847009484802?s=20&t=gldYCpxU4cTNtxYMC6pBzA
CV tip 
Hiring managers are usually flying through the CV, spending up to a minute on it.
If you want your CV to grab someone's attention, put the most relevant information on top of the document
Hiring managers are usually flying through the CV, spending up to a minute on it.
If you want your CV to grab someone's attention, put the most relevant information on top of the document
CV tip 
If you don't have an IT background/college, then there is no need to show this as first information.
Instead, tell us what kind of technologies you learned so far.
If your formal education is not helping you, then put it somewhere below.
If you don't have an IT background/college, then there is no need to show this as first information.
Instead, tell us what kind of technologies you learned so far.
If your formal education is not helping you, then put it somewhere below.
CV tip 
For a fresh starter, a nice-looking GitHub profile will increase your chances of a positive interview outcome.
In the episode 5 of @EngAdvicePod, @LBacaj talked about this exactly. You can jump straight here to listen his opinion:
For a fresh starter, a nice-looking GitHub profile will increase your chances of a positive interview outcome.
In the episode 5 of @EngAdvicePod, @LBacaj talked about this exactly. You can jump straight here to listen his opinion:
Therefore referencing GitHub in your CV will help. So make sure to:
- Push your best project to GH.
- Make sure it's the best codebase you can make atm.
- On GH, pin that repo to your profile page.
- Write down detailed README and explain how to run the project.
- Push your best project to GH.
- Make sure it's the best codebase you can make atm.
- On GH, pin that repo to your profile page.
- Write down detailed README and explain how to run the project.
Link your GitHub profile to your CV. Make sure it's the first link to see. Be sure they'll click on it.
- Once they open GH, they'll see a pinned repo, with a catchy name.
- Seeing a detailed README and nice project structure will keep their attention.
- Once they open GH, they'll see a pinned repo, with a catchy name.
- Seeing a detailed README and nice project structure will keep their attention.
Why is it important to have a good-looking GH repo?
- You wrote the project, therefore you know everything about it.
- Once they start questioning you about it, you'll be on a safe-ground. This is increasing your chances of a positive outcome.
- You wrote the project, therefore you know everything about it.
- Once they start questioning you about it, you'll be on a safe-ground. This is increasing your chances of a positive outcome.
CV tip 
Optimize your CV to the actual position. If you're applying to a frontend position, your android experience shouldn't be the first thing to show.
I have a couple of versions of my CV, depending on which position I'm applying to.
Optimize your CV to the actual position. If you're applying to a frontend position, your android experience shouldn't be the first thing to show.
I have a couple of versions of my CV, depending on which position I'm applying to.
CV tip 
15 different colors on a CV won't make it more noticeable. There are plenty of CV templates out there. I'm using http://resume.io . It's a paid service where you can export a pro-looking CV for a couple of bucks.
Your CV should be easily readable.
15 different colors on a CV won't make it more noticeable. There are plenty of CV templates out there. I'm using http://resume.io . It's a paid service where you can export a pro-looking CV for a couple of bucks.
Your CV should be easily readable.
CV tip
Photo in the CV? CVs without photos have a greater chance of objective assessment.
You can't really tell who is screening your CV. Hiring managers shouldn't let themselves be biased by how someone looks like. Yet, it happens.
Photo in the CV? CVs without photos have a greater chance of objective assessment.
You can't really tell who is screening your CV. Hiring managers shouldn't let themselves be biased by how someone looks like. Yet, it happens.
If you're about to land your first dev-related job:
- a pro-looking CV,
- with relevant information,
- displayed first,
- and a well-organized GitHub profile
will at least increase your chances of passing the screening process successfully.
- a pro-looking CV,
- with relevant information,
- displayed first,
- and a well-organized GitHub profile
will at least increase your chances of passing the screening process successfully.
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