January 26, 2004 11:53 AM

Joel on Resumes
Posted by Jason Butlerat 11:53 AM

A small-business owner gives some advice on writing your resume so that it doesn't get immediately deleted.

Some of [these guidelines] may sound pretty superficial. Indeed, what we're really looking for when we look at résumés is someone who is passionate and successful at whatever they try to do. We like people who are passionate about software. Writing a shareware app when you're a teenager is just as good a qualification to us as getting into MIT. This is your life story, and by the time you're applying for a job it's probably too late to change that.