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πŸ“„ RESUME ROAST #2

Real-style bullet incoming:

> "Familiar with Python, Java, C++, JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue, Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, GraphQL"

What's wrong here? πŸ‘‡

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The roast:
This is the "keyword salad" resume. It signals one of two things to an experienced hiring manager: either you're exaggerating your depth in most of these, or you genuinely have surface-level exposure to 20 tools and mastery of none.

Recruiters and hiring managers both find this to be a red flag, not a strength.

βœ… Better approach: List 4-6 technologies you can genuinely go deep on in an interview, and organize by proficiency if you must list more:

> "Core: Python, PostgreSQL, AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda)
> Familiar: Docker, Kafka, GraphQL"

Anything on your resume, you should be able to talk about for 10 minutes without panicking. If you can't, it doesn't belong in your top skills section.

Be honest - is there something on your resume right now you'd struggle to explain in depth? πŸ˜…
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