Ask HN: Why aren't I getting responses to my Who Is Hiring applications?
I have read about 120,000 resumes.<p>&quot;Fluent&quot; &quot;Proficient&quot; &quot;Substantial&quot; &quot;Professional experience&quot; are all &quot;filler&quot; words&#x2F;phrases that add no value, remove them.<p>A resume should be clear about:<p>1: exactly what sort of job are you wanting? &quot;Seeking full time salaried JavaScript&#x2F;Java developer&quot;. Be clear so that the reader knows if you fit that job that they have in mind whilst they are reading your resume.
2: What are your current, primary technical skills that you have substantial skill with - do NOT list every technology your have written a few lines of code with.  Focus.<p>There&#x27;s no right or wrong about this, but I don&#x27;t like ultra short resumes.  If you spent time getting educated or working on large projects then this is your opportunity to sell me on yourself.  I feel like short resumes mean you haven&#x27;t done much or are not very good at articulating technical topics.<p>It makes no sense to me that someone would have a dry, ultra short, black and white resume which includes a link at the bottom to the folio of an apparently entirely different person.  Why not have screenshots and discussions of your projects in your resume.<p>Where is the phone number?  Hopefully you are not applying for jobs by sending a link to this online document.  When you apply for a job, email the resume document in PDF or Word format and make sure it includes a phone number.  As a recruiter I am far too busy to be bothered emailing people who provide only an email address as their primary mechanism of contact. 999&#x2F;1000 resumes include a phone number.