Ask HN: What do hiring managers like to see in a resume?

  • If your cv is going to an agency or to a larger company they it will likely pass through an automated filter and if you are not tailoring your CV to the job description then you can be weeded out before a human even sees it.

    I dont personally care for a multi page cv. I have enough to read as it is and often need to review 30 pre qualified candidates for a position. I would rather see tags matching my requirements than page 2.

    Overall I'm looking for grounding in fundamentals and demonstrated growth. I dont care what high school or university you went to or your GPA. If you are going to mention a hobbie it needs to be something unusual that might spark a conversation. I'm not interested if your hobbie is hiking for example.

    Unless the position is short term I'm more interested in knowing you can adapt and learn and grow and look for those qualities in your cv. I might care about specific frameworks and platform and version if the position to fill is short term.

    If you feel you must mention shorter contractual work, try to cluser them in some way. I'm not interested in a laundry list of here is what I did for client n.

    Best of luck with your search. With your years of experience I imagine you will find a job sooner rather than later.

  • A CV will not get you an offer. The goal of your CV is to get an interview. That's it.

    What is the hiring manager looking for? An answer to, "Can this person do the job? If so, do we want to interview them?"

  • An common HR person uses 4 keys: ctrl, f, c, v