Adam

Resume, job seeking and career advice from an engineering manager who believes in people

[Adam @devgrowth_]

It is easier, and better for our egos, to enter a new job and begin making major changes, than it is to learn the history, state and proper care of what exists. Premature decisions like this can be damaging for a company. Try to take ample time to learn first.

[Adam @devgrowth_]

Working alone is the hardest career decision to change later.

[Adam @devgrowth_]

The first few days of a new job can be awkward for everyone. That phase will pass.

[Adam @devgrowth_]

One team's mismatched applicant is another's perfect match.

[Adam @devgrowth_]

It's worth practicing answering interview questions before going in: refine your language, boost your confidence, scrub any latent negativity

[Adam @devgrowth_]

Hiring managers often have to sort through dozens of applications. This is overwhelming and can lead to arbitrary rejections just to lighten their load. Another reason not to take rejections personally.

[Adam @devgrowth_]

One thing I've learned: bad recruiting software (application process collaboration tools) makes it easy to lose resumes. If you don't hear back, that could be why.

[Adam @devgrowth_]

@flexyford Interesting. I'd argue that the recruiting tools a company uses reflect their internal values, and if they rely on a parser to force a resume into their format it's a count against them

[Adam @devgrowth_]

Rule #1: Always distribute your resume in PDF form

[Adam @devgrowth_]

The strongest developers easily articulate the philosophies that guide their work

[Adam @devgrowth_]

If your dev resume only has accomplishments, but does not demonstrate your development philosophy, it's only half complete

[Adam @devgrowth_]

If you apply with a .doc/x resume, I'm already 90% sure I won't move forward

[Adam @devgrowth_]

Websites showcasing your work should supplement, not replace, your resume

[Adam @devgrowth_]

PDFs maintain formatting across environments. Avoid all others, including .doc, .docx, which can look very ugly