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've read through your website and documentation and are truly inspired by your vision. Especially that you're working and X thing really got my attention as I know that Y and Z are super important for the customer segment you'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're a good fit.<p>I've had too many candidates who never checked out our landing page (<a href="https://wundergraph.com" rel="nofollow">https://wundergraph.com</a>). We're doing a lot of innovative stuff in the API segment. If you apply for a job with us and you don't have an opinion whether you like what we do or not, it's really hard to gauge interest.<p>The question I'm asking myself is. Why should I read your CV when you didn't bother skimming through my landing page, docs, or open source repository. What's the purpose of sending a CV when I have to do all the hard work?