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General

job tips for geeks

Questions to ask your future web dev employer - largely based on a list of questions Joel Spolsky came up with, but recontextualized for web development.

Ask HN: 16-hour work week jobs?

Areas

CV

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum_vitae - provides an overview of a person's experience and other qualifications. In some countries, a CV is typically the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants, often followed by an interview, when seeking employment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Résumé - a document used by persons to present their backgrounds and skills. Résumés can be used for a variety of reasons, but most often they are used to secure new employment. A typical résumé contains a summary of relevant job experience and education. The résumé is usually one of the first items, along with a cover letter and sometimes an application for employment, which a potential employer sees regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants, often followed by an interview. The résumé is comparable to a curriculum vitae (CV) in many countries. However, it is substantially shorter than a CV in English Canada, the U.S. and Australia. In French, résumé means summary.

Guides

CV vs. Resume: The Difference And When To Use Which

Why won’t anyone talk to me? What recruiters look for in a resume

Redditors who work in Human Resources, what red flags on a resume or cover letter will prevent a candidate from getting a call back? -serious-

http://randsinrepose.com/archives/a-glimpse-and-a-hook/

Examples

http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/example_cvs.htm

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/cvsamples/a/blsamplecv.htm

http://www.mcw.edu/Medical-School/Student-Affairs/Residency-Match-Process/Curriculum-Vitae-Samples.htm

Services

Resumonk - CV creation service
CVsIntellect Resume Specialist is a free online resume builder that helps you create jaw-dropping, killer resumes that never fail to impress, within minutes.

resume.io - Crazy-simple online resumes.

Systems

http://microformats.org/wiki/h-resume

http://jsonresume.org/ [1]

https://mszep.github.io/pandoc_resume/ [2]

Covering letter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_letter

http://www.cv-library.co.uk/coveringletteradvice.html

A job application is usually accompanied by a cover letter, which provides a supplementary overview of why you are suitable for the role. A cover letter is a great way to introduce yourself and your CV when applying for a specific position. They are generally one page at most in length, divided into a header, introduction, body, and closing. They should follow some key points: