Comment by soneca | Hacker News Reader

Comment by soneca | Hacker News Reader

Parent Full thread

That's a interesting hiring aproach trade-off.

Would a hiring company prefer to receive a personalized aproach by the candidate? It shows that the candidate is particularly interested in working on that company and took some time and effort to apply. But also may signal that the candidate is only saying what he thinks the company wants to hear, faking himself as a cultural match and etc.

Or would a company prefer to receive an honest, idiosyncratic, but standard candidate resume? It shows more about the candidate, his profile, culture, personality. It looks more honest and straight forward. But also may signal that the candidate is sending the same stuff for dozens of other companies, including some that he just don't care if he is not hired. So he may not really want or care enough to work on that company.

I would guess that nowadays recruiters care more about a resume personalized to them, even if it is telling some white lies or half-truths.

I guess manly it depends on what the recruiter values. I may see this as the equivalent of using a library and not reinventing the wheel. Something I feel is a good attitude to have as a software developer. Another recruiter may feel differently.

(I hate all the people who dogmatically tell you your CV should be this way or that, and you MUST do x in an interview. Interviewers are real people as well. Some people may value technical skills, others may prefer a cultural fit.)

There's no reason even with a standard resume to only have one. You tailor either per company or per position type. For example, for a iOS job, you'll emphasize iOS, maybe Android since it's in a similar space, and de-emphasize any other skills you have.

Resumes are marketing documents, not chronological histories of your life. Still, even as a marketing document it shouldn't lie.

Yes - absolutely. One of the frustrations we often hear when talking to recruiters is that it's difficult to place confidence in anything written in a resume without sitting the candidate down for an interview. We are thinking that by allowing you to attach evidence of each of the claims you make it'll be harder to lie using something like Accredible and at the same time making it easier to add credibility to things that traditionally would be hard to include on a resume such as online courses, self-education and personal projects. With an approach like this, you can actually demonstrate all the work, learning and knowledge you have gained.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com