Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

im my experience this sort of stuff grabs the attention of HR people/recruiters doing phone screens, but not actual engineering managers.


I agree. I know it's the conventional wisdom to phrase things in that way. Having hired a lot of people and read a lot of resumes I personally either ignore these statements or have a chuckle over them when they are silly. In no world would someone capturing the "impact" of what they did make me more likely to hire them.

I'd actually say I'm much more interested in understanding what concretely a person actually did, so I know what kind of experience and capabilities they have, vs what it led to, which has so many external variables and is probably mostly BS anyway.




Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: