Ask HN: Describing skills and competencies in a resume?
I've started writing my resume in a more prosaic form, and dropping the stilted language of resumes past. I talk about not just what I bring to the table, but also what I'm <i>not</i> looking for in an employer. Check it out if you'd like to get a better sense of what I mean.<p>(It's also worth noting that I have ~12.5 years of experience in the software industry, Seattle—the city where I live—has a hot tech market, and I have focused mainly on iOS software development for the past six years. Relatedly, I never apply for jobs through websites, only through people, meaning that I manage to skip buzzword-skimming front-line recruiters. So YMMV.)<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/0tntyr8isf2l47k/Aaron%20Brethorst%20Resume%20-%20SC.pdf?dl=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.dropbox.com/s/0tntyr8isf2l47k/Aaron%20Brethorst%...</a><p>Coming at this from the other side of the table, my first reaction to reading most resumes is "so what?" Tell me why I should care that you increased Flibbet production by 22%, or that you decreased bug volume by 19%. What does that translate into in terms that someone who doesn't work at that company would care about?