Today’s HBR tip meshes with my last post. Regarding your answers to interview questions, I said, “don’t limit yourself to on-the-job experiences.” Why? Because it’s all about establishing evidence that you can do the job. You can definitely demonstrate skills outside of full-time employment (especially if you’re a student).
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3 Solid IT Resume Tips
This Top 3 Resume Mistakes focuses on IT resumes and hits the mark. Kassie Rangel’s September 2020 article for The Enterpriser’s Project is uncommonly good, and brief enough it doesn’t need a summary. Her advice will help you use better language, and focus on more compelling results.
Would You Hire Me if I Didn’t Have a Degree
Any hiring manager has to decide how she feels about college degrees. Is it a must? Nice to have? Irrelevant? It comes up in conversation. You have to decide whether it influences your hiring decisions. Applicants want to know, too. Should I stick it out in college? Should I change my degree from psychology to CS?… Continue reading Would You Hire Me if I Didn’t Have a Degree
Your Resume: JavaScript is Not an Also-Ran
Somewhere Java managers are reviewing resumes. One says to the other: This guy doesn’t look strong enough technically to be a back-end engineer. But hey! I notice he lists html, css, and JavaScript on his resume. Send him to Tyler. He’d probably be a good Web Developer. There is so much wrong with this. I’ll… Continue reading Your Resume: JavaScript is Not an Also-Ran