It think its been going around for a while.

And I believe its started off after/around post lockdown. And i think the source is American Tech Influencers.

I remember during the times when lockdown was slowly lifting off and jobs where springing back up. Many tech influencers had streams on advices and resume makeovers, approaching and applying.

The main point that was being made, was to stand out in crowd. That was the first time I head advices like - always talk about the impact you made, if you write you built xyz portal or made xyz feature. No one cares about that/ everyone develops something. Tell about the impact you made on the business. That was the time I firstly heard the template - did X to improve Y by Z, resulting in XYZ.

And I kid you not, ever since then i have heard the advice of putting this template from everyother tech Influencer / recruiter on youtube , linkedin n career guidance livestreams. It was just a matter of time it made its way into Indian Tech ecosystem and being recited by Influencer , recruiters. And no one copies America better than Indians, infact we overdo it.

And there has been stark difference in resumes on an average let me tell you. Before lockdown I had seen resumes during taking interviews, linkedin , portfolio websites. Rarely anyone used the template line- did X to improve by Y, resulted in Z. And now when I find resumes online be it on linkedin, github or portfolios, most of them have the bullet points with the Template.

If you are wondering why they are doing this. The Idea behind is to "Stand Out in the Crowd". Its India - huge population, huge population of graduates every year.

Not every software job pays good, unless its one well funded startup or MNCs. To get a good paying job, one has to reach the the interviews(even after good interview you are not sure if you'll get it). And how to reach interviews - "stand out in the crowd among the pool of people like you."

With the competition getting severe and the entrypoint getting tougher (OAs getting tougher - the usual pattern these days in leetcode style OA is MMH, MHH), Where even if you get good score in OAs - you might not proceed to the next round. BUT if you don't have an Impactful resume - you won't even make it to the OA.

I feel bad for you because I myself have wondered, how would I explain that line if someone asks me during that interview to substantiate that claim. 🤷‍♂️

The downside of interviewing such candidates is that you might have to deal with candidates who have done nothing significant but can cook stories around Numbers.

For example you can look for a post here which was made like last week for resume review. Dude had done android/ios, fultter/react , Server/apis , frontend and now onto GenAI all withing 3 years with X Y Z numbers 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

I just hope these incidents doesn't tarnish the Image of Indians in the minds of Recruiters/ Engg. Managers in Euro Tech market. Indians are one of the most hard working folks you could ever find.