David Grant aka Starchy’s Unusually Exciting Resumé

docs.google.com

11 pointsshashashasha2 comments

I assume (but assumptions have bitten me before) nobody likes boring resumes. Can anybody provide some feedback with respect to the tone of this resume? Does it say "good-humoured employee who can still enjoy himself while playing by the rules", or is it more "this guy doesn't take his job hunt seriously"?

FWIW, this resume got me an offer on my dream job (the contract isn't signed yet, so I don't want to say what/where). I can't say for sure I wouldn't have pulled it off with a boring one, but it sounded like it helped get my foot in the door.

If I wanted to work at, say, a bank, or a military contractor, or a big-whatever consulting douchery, I wouldn't have bothered. Since I want to work with smart, creative, like-minded people, I thought expressing my own personality more honestly than on my old resume might be a good approach.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com