The Programmer’s Guide to Getting Hired: Your resume. It’s the little things that hurt.

“Risk Level: For senior candidates, most of the mistakes
described below are fatal to your candidacy. For more entry level
technical positions I am more likely to let these types of issues
slide, but do use them to differentiate candidates that are
otherwise equally qualified, so it still makes sense to be mindful
of them.

Tip #1: Don’t be hyper-specific
One of the most effective ways to portray yourself as a novice or
one-trick-pony is to pile on the trivial details when describing
past jobs or projects. I understand that you are proud of your
accomplishments, and know how easy it is to get wordy when drafting
the Book of Moi, but remember that a resume is a brochure, not a
biography. The prime objective of a resume is to get you booked for
an interview, not to close the sale. The interview is a much better
forum to brag about the implementation specifics of the “Monolith
3.0 Infrastructure Upgrade Project” because it allows you to adjust
the message as you deliver it to hone in on whatever aspects
resonate with the interviewer.”

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