π 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? π
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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.
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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? π
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