On building a resume for a software engineering role

A resume is like a pamphlet we would print and distribute at the community square if we were selling a product or service in the neighborhood. Its sole purpose is to convey enough information at first glance to spark an interest in a potential customer’s mind so that they want to have further conversation with us and know how they can get back in touch.

Over the years I have come across thousands of resumes of people who reached out to me looking for a job in either my firm or a referral to someone in my network.

Whenever the workload was low or business was slow, I took time out to respond even to the candidates we rejected with a review of their resumes and pointers on how they could improve it.

Here is a summary of the advice I found myself dispensing repeatedly. Like any advice disbursed for free, without a fee, use your judgment before implementing it for your own “pari-sthi-ti” (situation)

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Article written by Anuvrat Parashar