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Questions tagged [resume]

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When do you drop old technologies from your resume?

I have been reviewing several resumes we have for a new position. I noticed that a few of them had many old programming language versions and old applications on their resume (e.g. SQL 4.2, VB5, Lotus 123, Novell). This left their list of computer…
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Where and how to mention Stackoverflow participation in the résumé?

I think I have good enough reputation on SO now. Well, this may not be that much as compared to so many other users out there but I am happy with mine. So, I was thinking of adding my profile link on my résumé - just the profile link and not that…
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I have only two languages on my resume - how bad is this?

I have a question that can be best answered here, given the vast experience some of you guys have! I am going to finish my bachelor's degree in CS and let's face it, I am just comfortable with C++ and Python. C++ - I have no experience to show for…
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How to include serious personal project in Resume?

My brother has come up with an interesting business idea that could be commercialised. For over a month I have been creating the foundation for SaaS. I have been treating this as commercial project so designing using patterns and best practices.…
mob1lejunkie
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What should a self-taught/no experience programmer's resume look like?

I asked a question a while back about knowing when you're ready to look for a job and got positive replies. Now I'm working on writing up a resume to begin my job search. The title pretty much sums up the question, what should a self-taught…
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What are typical responsibilities and achievements recorded on a CV, for a programming job?

I'm brushing up my CV/resume and trying to think of responsibilities and achievements from my past jobs and projects. It seems there aren't many, but probably there're some that I just don't identify as worth mentioning to a employer. What kind of…
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How many skills should I list on my resume, CV?

I'm a maintenance programmer, and I work with a rather large list of technologies on a monthly if not daily basis. For example I'm competent (obviously not expert) in the following languages: Java (including J2EE) C# VB6 ASP Classic When I go to…
C. Ross
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what's the name of the position in an one man project (do everything from talking to the client to typing code)

I worked on a project where I did everything from talking about how the software should be and how they are doing the stuff at the moment with the client (end users) ... choosing technology to be used typing code installing the application on…
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What is a *slightly* less extreme equivalent to being "fluent" in a language?

tl;dr: What is a less extreme (but still noticeable) alternative to the word "fluent", when saying e.g. "I am fluent in C++/Python/whatever?" I think I can call myself "fluent" in C#, because I know the language and runtime very well, and I'm very…
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Should I use acronyms when listing technical jargon on my résumé?

I'm wondering if I should use acronyms or initialisms when I list technical qualifications or mention specific technologies on my résumé or CV. For example: Entity Framework vs. EF vs. EF (Entity Framework) Graphical User Interface vs. GUI vs. GUI…
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Is it fair to use shortened url to mention and give links of live projects in my resume?

I have done or was part of some mobile projects that are uploaded in their respective markets and currently live, and I am already mentioning status as LIVE for respective projects. One of my friend -who is actually a web developer- has recently…
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