Resume Tip From Joel Spolsky
I’ve reviewed hundreds of resumes over the last few months and I’ve got to agree with Joel Spolsky’s latest resume tip:
When a startup CTO sees a resume that says things like:
- Responsible for $30m line of business
- Architected new ERP platform
- Managed team of 25 developers
- Optimized business processes
they think, “Spare me, that’s all we need, somebody running around trying to _manage _and _optimize_ and_architect _when we just need someone who isn’t afraid to_write code_.” Here’s the stuff CTOs at startups want to see on a resume:
- Single-handedly developed robust 100,000 LOC threadsafe C++ service
- Contributes to OpenBSD file system in spare time
- Wrote almost 75% of the Python code running IsIt2009Yet.Com
A great tip. It’s no coincidence that I’m posting our startup’s developer openings at jobs.joelonsoftware.com.