oooh! I can respond to this one!
What should you put on your resume?
A resume is ultimately a marketing doc (selling you). What you should put is things that sell you well for the specific job you are looking for.
1 - Really clear name, email and phone at the top. Also get a professional email instead of joedude234@hotmail.com. Something like name@yoursite.com
2 - A clear bio/subtitle.
It can be simple as Back End Developer. But so many people leave out and as resume reader I have to parse your entire resume to "get" what you do.
3. Experience in the following format
Job Title (sell you, not the company first)
Company
Dates
Location (highly optional)
3-5 Well written bullets of your impact for each job. In Metric + Time format.
* Increased sales by 40% in 6 months by redesigning sign up flow.
Don't use a lot of buzz words. Keep it short, scannable and positive.
I would list at least 3 jobs if possible.
Education
Your Degree (Bachelor of Arts)
School
Dates
Any specific wins at school.
Skills
A list of skills in order of your strongest. This is an easy one because the job you are interested probably has some if not all of these listed. Avoid putting too many skills (10 is good) and don't put obvious ones like Microsoft Office.
I run HireClub where we do resume reviews (I've done 1000+ reviews in my time) and have made a simple resume builder with a beautiful design. You can see my resume at https://hireclub.com/resumes/Kz2Nsrhp
In hiring a developer, the best thing I would want to see is launched projects I can actually use. Don't have one? Make one. I don't care if it's simple as todo list but I want to see and use something you actually coded.
The other thing is sample code in your preferred language. This should be a single class that is clear enough in its purpose but complex enough to see your coding style.
The best way to find a job is through referrals. 75% of hires happen through referrals. Only 15% happen through job sites. Your goal is to network and connect to folks that can vouch for you.
1 - Really clear name, email and phone at the top. Also get a professional email instead of joedude234@hotmail.com. Something like name@yoursite.com
2 - A clear bio/subtitle. It can be simple as Back End Developer. But so many people leave out and as resume reader I have to parse your entire resume to "get" what you do.
3. Experience in the following format Job Title (sell you, not the company first) Company Dates Location (highly optional)
3-5 Well written bullets of your impact for each job. In Metric + Time format.
* Increased sales by 40% in 6 months by redesigning sign up flow.
Don't use a lot of buzz words. Keep it short, scannable and positive.
I would list at least 3 jobs if possible.
Education Your Degree (Bachelor of Arts) School Dates Any specific wins at school.
Skills A list of skills in order of your strongest. This is an easy one because the job you are interested probably has some if not all of these listed. Avoid putting too many skills (10 is good) and don't put obvious ones like Microsoft Office.
I run HireClub where we do resume reviews (I've done 1000+ reviews in my time) and have made a simple resume builder with a beautiful design. You can see my resume at https://hireclub.com/resumes/Kz2Nsrhp
In hiring a developer, the best thing I would want to see is launched projects I can actually use. Don't have one? Make one. I don't care if it's simple as todo list but I want to see and use something you actually coded. The other thing is sample code in your preferred language. This should be a single class that is clear enough in its purpose but complex enough to see your coding style.
The best way to find a job is through referrals. 75% of hires happen through referrals. Only 15% happen through job sites. Your goal is to network and connect to folks that can vouch for you.
https://hireclub.com
(shameless plug and we are applying to YC tomorrow)