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Skill Up: A Software Developer's Guide to Life and Career
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Skill Up: A Software Developer's Guide to Life and Career

by Jordan Hudgens
July 2017
Beginner
302 pages
6h 22m
English
Packt Publishing
Audiobook available
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Chapter 60. Developer Resume Tips – How to Create an Effective Resume?

Over the years, I've heard programmers say that they only need a resume if they want a normal job. However, it's been my experience that a resume is required for traditional job interviews, freelance clients, and even raising money for a startup. With that in mind I've put together this collection of developer resume tips.

Developer resume tips

I've been on both sides of the hiring process. I have been in the place of sending out resumes to hundreds of companies, hoping for a response. And I've also been on the receiving end where I was sent countless resumes from applicants.

The list I've developed has been fine-tuned throughout the years. With the strategies coming from the ...

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ISBN: 9781787287037