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> A boring looking resume thats like all the others might be good enough for SAP but would get filtered out my me immediately.

maybe i misunderstood, are you saying you judge candidates on the appearance of their resume, as opposed to the contents??

i always took the opposite view. the more effort in a resume the more desperate it seems. i keep a very basic resume , not even 1 full page and i base it around my current role, so experience is foremost.

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I want to work with people that are interesting.

It's not the apperance per se but the "spirit". A very functional minimalistic resume is as good as a fancy design, what matter is that there is a underlying method/idea/attitude.

Of course the contents are just as important, but a candidate that provides a markdown file with the most important points in their career and their hobbies, is much more interesting to me than a word resume template that lists ever side job, languange, micro skill, scrum certificate and letter of recommendation.

I think y'all are probably trying to hire different candidates, and that your preferences are legitimate.

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