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by midgetjones 3334 days ago
I was updating my CV recently. I don't have the longest employment history (switched careers, then stayed at a job for 5 years), so I padded it out with a few short paragraphs of projects I'd worked on.

It actually worked really well - it brought some projects I'd forgotten about back into my mind making it easier to talk about them, and gave the interviewers specifics to latch on to.
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bphogan 3334 days ago
More importantly, it shows accomplishments, not job duties. And that's what everyone wants to see - how your wins there will translate into wins here.
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JoshTriplett 3334 days ago
I did this in my resume for my first job out of college, and I still do: "Open Source Software Project Experience". List of projects, with details on impact and relevance.
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