Resumes haven't changed in forever. Here's what I'd look for while hiring today and in the next decade - - Hardest Problem you've worked on (and what you did to solve it) - Indicator of exceptional ability in something (and bullets as proof - each serving as an example of the same) - Indicator of drive outside the call of duty - Indicator of communication and writing skills - could be in any form - blog, tweets, instagram, papers, etc. - Indicator of what matters to you and why through your work (formal/informal) - Coding languages you're proficient in with projects you've done in the same - Proof of ownership - owning a project, task, role. - Proof of working in a team/building a team - List of roles you've served, where, and for how long with 1 line on the most impactful outcome your presence made in that organisation - What you've studied formally (if anything) That's all that matters to get on a call. > College name, grades, religion, gender, ranks, awards, where you're from, etc don't matter. Value add and values matter. > Outcomes in the number of years you've worked >>> total number of years of experience
CV-Why do you want to join Praan?
Hopefully after all this the interviewer doesn’t do the cliche can you run me through your CV 😁😁😁 coz trust most interviewers never prep! Or just don’t evolve the interviewing process! It’s not a test An interview is a connection you make rather than that a piece of paper with achievements don’t work and I don’t mind the conversation with a pitch and post review for the candidate and the HM to build that!! Traditional monologue/dialogues don’t work, but we stick with it to conform to the processsss!!
It's great to see a hobbies section too. What a potential hire does outside of working hours is an equally useful parameter to understand competency and cultural fit. For instance, mining Bitcoin, collecting Pokémon cards, making informative videos on YouTube, etc. What do you think?
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Very well said Angad Daryani
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10moSo true. I still believe that strong ethics, an adaptable mindset, and credibility are the most distinguished skills in a candidate.