Craft your resume - The right way Geshan Manandhar Lead Software Engineer (THE ICONIC)

◉ Lead Software Engineer - THE ICONIC ◉ Mentored a dozen+ people transition from non technical casual jobs to technical full time jobs ◉ Started AU Tech Jobs to help people find jobs and help people use the project as a bridge to first full time tech job. ◉ Taken 20+ technical/behavioral interviews in the past 12 months ◉ Blogging since 2007 at Geshan.com.np whoami

“ “Your resume says a lot about you, it determines whether you will be called IN for an interview or NOT” - QuoteMaster.org Source: https://www.quotemaster.org/Resume#&gid=1&pid=3

“ “Recruiters spend an average of just six seconds scanning a resumé before deciding if the candidate is worth calling in for an interview” - Research by The Ladders Source:https://www.businessinsider.com.au/what-recruiters-look-at-on-your-resume- 2014-11

Understand the hiring process

Purpose of the resume ● Primary a. Get that call from the recruiter - copywriting b. Let technical readers know about your skills and capabilities ● Secondary a. Tell things about yourself b. Inform about things you can do inside the scope of the job role

Audience of your resume? ● First person ○ The recruiter/Talent Acquisition person that reads your resume (for 6-7 seconds) ○ You have to sell your abilities in those 7 seconds, period. ● Next people ○ The Engineering manager or Senior software engineer who will interview you ○ The VP Engineering or CTO if it is small company

What recruiters look for in a resume? ● I interviewed some recruiters in 2019 and 2020 (3 each year) ○ Things tech recruiters look for in your resume and the first interview ○ Things tech recruiters look for in your resume and the first interview part 2 ● Side note ○ 5 practical steps to land your first tech job

1 page resume is the gold standard ● 1 page, period ○ Sell your skills in 7 seconds ○ Use the real estate very efficiently and effectively ○ I have 15+ years of experience it fits in 1 page. ○ It surely fits ■ Marissa Mayer - CEO of Yahoo - 1 page CV ■ Mark Zuckerberg - 1 page CV ■ Andy Jassy - CEO of Amazon AWS - 1 page CV

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Things to include in your resume ● Be ruthless in what you delete ○ Ask if it is relevant and can get me that initial call, if the answer is yes put it else remove it. ● Include only relevant work experience and contacts (email/phone) ● Include links to (also think personal branding) ○ Github ○ Linked in ○ Your blog ○ Side project with working URL

How to write a resume that gets calls? ● Follow the XYZ formula ○ Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y], by doing [Z]." But just to make it easier to remember, let's shorten it to X-Y-Z. ● Less of Business as Usual (BAU), more of impact ● Latest things first - last job first then the older job ● No typos, no grammatical errors

Some important tips ● Get referred by someone working in the company - skip the ATS and the queue ○ Why would they refer you? - Referral bonus ● Use networking to get referrals - Networking works ○ Virtual meetups ○ Linked in ● Reverse search the recruiter and message them ● Have a hit list of companies you want to apply to

Resume Sample ● Here is a sample resume

Questions super welcome :) You can find me at ◉ @geshan - [email protected] ◉ Geshan.com.np Thanks! Presentation template by SlidesCarnival

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