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#123 - I'm an Engineering Manger and I've Seen All Your Resumes: Here Are 4 Ways to Avoid Rejection

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In the last 2 years alone, I’ve read through at least 100 resumes for open positions at my current company for junior developers. In addition, I’ve done around 500 calls with developers from around the world and seen hundreds more resumes and LinkedIn profiles.

As an engineering manager, when I get sent a stack of resumes to look through, I will divide them into 3 categories:

🔴 NO!

🟠 Maybe…

🟢 Yes!

Your goal as a junior developer is to avoid the NO pile. Let's explore how.

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Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another Course
Serious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

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In the last 2 years alone, I’ve read through at least 100 resumes for open positions at my current company for junior developers. In addition, I’ve done around 500 calls with developers from around the world and seen hundreds more resumes and LinkedIn profiles.

As an engineering manager, when I get sent a stack of resumes to look through, I will divide them into 3 categories:

🔴 NO!

🟠 Maybe…

🟢 Yes!

Your goal as a junior developer is to avoid the NO pile. Let's explore how.

Shameless Plugs

🧠 ​Parsity​ - a coding program for career changers

​🚀 dev30​ - learn JS in 2024 and get a massive discount to Parsity

​🤵🏽‍♂️ Brian's LinkedIn​
Already a developer? Check out 👉 Not Another Course
Serious about joining Parsity - schedule a call with me ☎️

  continue reading

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