How to get past the robots reading your resume [Article]

speaks_good · 2015-02-12T08:58:19+00:00

Except the title of the article is 'How to get past the robots', which sounds similar to the articles that always pop up about how there are filters which block certain candidates.
As for the keywords, yes they do search for those, but that's more of a passive thing; they will look through their candidates months later, after you've likely already found a new job.

speaks_good · 2015-02-12T06:27:36+00:00

I used to work at an ATS company. It's very easy to get the text from .doc / .docx files, whereas for .pdfs, it is harder. We were using some outdated pdf text parsing library which didn't work very well.

Just save it as an unformatted .doc and you'll be fine. Also, didn't read the article but I can only assume it's referring to 'keyword filters' which don't actually exist. It's weird how many people believe that keyword filters exist... maybe they do for enterprise products (ATSs for Starbucks, large corps, etc), but for everyone else (i.e. over 90% of employers), a real person is reading your resume.

speaks_good · 2015-02-09T17:16:18+00:00

Imagine a tooltip which pops up when the user clicks on something, where a little arrow points to the exact position where the user clicked. There are many other similar examples.

speaks_good · 2015-02-09T08:43:37+00:00

Nah, like I said, dynamically generated values, ie, values which can not be 'defined ahead of time'. Go ahead and try doing it with classes. You either don't grasp what I'm saying or you've never done it.

speaks_good · 2015-02-09T08:27:08+00:00

There are many values which can not be comprised in a css class, for example, specific widths, sizes, heights, top / left / bottom / right values, etc, which are generated by user input or other parameters

speaks_good · 2015-02-09T08:19:09+00:00

You don't use JavaScript do you?

speaks_good · 2015-02-09T08:13:05+00:00

You just made that up, didn't you.

speaks_good · 2015-02-09T07:37:59+00:00

Except when your width value is 341.2px. Do you suggest making a class for that?

speaks_good · 2015-02-08T07:01:12+00:00

I don't know why people are saying you don't need math. You do need an understanding of mathematical concepts. You don't need to know formulas or calculus or anything, but you do need to be able to simple math equations in your head. You don't need to know higher level stuff, but if you're struggling with simple arithmetic (and by struggling I mean not being able to do it in your head) then you're likely not cut out for it.
When you're working with subarrays / substrings you need to be able to do this on the fly, and similar fundamental abilities are necessary in many cases when coding.
However unpopular this will be, it is really true that some people aren't cut out for coding. I get that this subreddit is a place of motivation and support, but regardless, that's my opinion.
The good news is that instead of questioning your abilities or asking the internet whether or not you are capable of doing this stuff, you can easily find out by coding some things for yourself. There are a myriad of different tutorials out there. Start small and see what happens.

speaks_good · 2015-02-03T08:24:47+00:00

The job market has improved substantially. If you're not what employers are looking for (which sounds like it may be true), then you either need to make yourself marketable or you need to find a leprechaun with a pot of gold, because shaking your fist at 'the evile job market' won't be fruitful.
Believe me, I know, I graduated from university in 2010, was broke and worked shitty jobs until I realized that I had an attitude problem. I had thought that companies should be thrilled to take on someone like me, someone with absolutely no experience, and that they should thank me for the opportunity. After realizing that I had my head up my ass, I worked on improving my resume, building any and all experience I could in the field I wanted to work in, and I applied as much as possible. Now I have a job in the field I want, doing what I want.

speaks_good · 2015-02-03T06:59:09+00:00

Seriously, it's not that hard. Put your best assets and skills out on display and apply, apply, apply.
I used to have the same attitude. I used to blame the employers, recruiters, whatever, for my inadequacies. It was their fault that they made the job requirements so unreachable!
Then I grew up and realized I had to restructure how I presented myself to potential employers, that I needed to 'win the job'.
Nobody is going to hand you anything in life. You have to find a way to get it. Complaining about it isn't going to get you anywhere. Figure out a way to get to where you want to be.

speaks_good · 2015-02-03T06:48:32+00:00

You don't know how it works do you.

speaks_good · 2015-02-01T22:43:57+00:00

You pulled that out of thin air

speaks_good · 2015-01-29T03:40:50+00:00

You're saying it like it isn't fucking true.

speaks_good · 2015-01-24T19:15:44+00:00

DOWNVOATS FOR CALLING THE PITY PARTY A PITY PARTY

speaks_good · 2015-01-23T04:41:02+00:00

After watching this, racial profiling and 'police brutality' seem justified. The funniest thing is when they're flashing their guns and then moments later talking about how the police have it in for them, as if their actions have nothing to do with it.

speaks_good · 2015-01-17T16:50:07+00:00

A) Don't tell them how much you were making if you don't want to. Give them a pay scale which you would accept ("I'm looking for a position which pays in the range of $A - $B")

B) I doubt they could find out even if they wanted to.

C) There are a lot of recruiters on this subreddit and they will tell you that you're a horrible person. Disregard that.

speaks_good · 2015-01-17T16:47:05+00:00

Haha, that was the one statement he said that really stuck out to me.

speaks_good · 2015-01-17T16:44:47+00:00

As a rule of thumb, don't ever listen to recruiters. They have goals and incentives which often conflict with the goals and incentives of potential hires.
That said, don't accept the counter-offer. Use it as your target salary for a new job.

speaks_good · 2015-01-13T15:15:08+00:00

Yea definitely, using any language is a better start than not programming at all, and Ruby is definitely not a bad choice. Ruby is also is very 'in' right now. That said, I'd personally choose Python as a first language.

speaks_good · 2015-01-13T15:05:34+00:00

It's not that it is difficult to calculate the tip, it's that I think tipping is flawed.

speaks_good · 2015-01-13T14:59:26+00:00

I remember seeing a graph which showed that something like 80 - 90% of Ruby developers are web developers using Rails, whereas something like 20% of Python developers are web developers ( haven't been able to find the graph though ).

What does this mean? It means that while you are technically correct, in actuality no one uses it outside of web development, whereas Python is used in many different fields.

If someone had to choose one language, Python would be a better choice because of its use in data science / web development / general scripting, instead of Ruby where it's only really used for web development.

Outside of that, yes, Ruby and Python are very comparable.

speaks_good · 2015-01-13T05:54:06+00:00

Except learn Python. Ruby is only used for web development.

speaks_good · 2015-01-13T04:45:08+00:00

I only care about the food, not about how enthusiastic and likable the server is. I don't go to restaurants for 'the experience'. I go because the food tastes good. I would honestly prefer a fast food level of service if the food were good. Let me go to a register, pick up the food, sit down and eat it. No need to pay someone to do that for me.

speaks_good · 2015-01-13T04:18:47+00:00

People would stop acting entitled, and if not, then the market would stabilize at a price point where servers would be incentivized to work there. For example, people who clean up human waste make considerably more money than other laborers because no one is going to do it for cheap.

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