He who submits a resume has already lost
I keep giving this advice on how to significantly increase your chances of getting to the interview stage.<p>Most candidates really only submit a resume. The chances of getting to the interview stage with this approach are almost zero.<p>Because everyone does this, you can easily stand out. Simply answer the following 2 questions briefly in plain English.<p>1. Why do you want to take this role?<p>2. Why are you a good fit for this role?<p>Example:<p>1. I&#x27;ve read through your website and documentation and are truly inspired by your vision. Especially that you&#x27;re working and X thing really got my attention as I know that Y and Z are super important for the customer segment you&#x27;re working on.<p>2. I have previous experience in this field and wrote an open source library to solve some of the issues you might be facing (link).<p>Simply out, show interest and explain why you&#x27;re a good fit.<p>I&#x27;ve had too many candidates who never checked out our landing page (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wundergraph.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wundergraph.com</a>). We&#x27;re doing a lot of innovative stuff in the API segment. If you apply for a job with us and you don&#x27;t have an opinion whether you like what we do or not, it&#x27;s really hard to gauge interest.<p>The question I&#x27;m asking myself is. Why should I read your CV when you didn&#x27;t bother skimming through my landing page, docs, or open source repository. What&#x27;s the purpose of sending a CV when I have to do all the hard work?