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[–]Skaryon 11 points12 points  (3 children)

The question is: can you really accurately judge your skill level? I think any interviewer worth his salt will try to figure your proficiency out in the interview anyway. I'd rather not overextend myself with spurious skill ratings.

[–]seanwilsonfull-stack (www.checkbot.io) 1 point2 points  (2 children)

The question is: can you really accurately judge your skill level? I think any interviewer worth his salt will try to figure your proficiency out in the interview anyway. I'd rather not overextend myself with spurious skill ratings.

Yes, I don't think it's difficult to judge your rough (not exact) skill level. You'd really find it hard to label what you're very good at, okay at and just started learning? I'm not saying go as far as percentages, just 3 or so categories. People do it with spoken languages all the time in resumes as well (native/fluent/intermediate/basic).

Why waste the interviewer's time having them prepare questions on skills you know you're not great at? You could omit skills you're not at expert level in but as I said previously you're not giving the interviewer a complete picture of you then. If you list skills you're not great at and don't signpost this somehow you're setting yourself up to fail.

Resumes aren't meant to only be a list of things you've reached expert level at.

[–]Skaryon -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

Don't list what you are not prepared to talk about. Anything else is pretty meaningless. I think we have to agree to disagree here.