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by winfred 1926 days ago
>I've been to plenty of interviews where my CV hasn't been given more than a glance.

I have a fake programming language on my resume, has been there for years. To top it off, I used a well known video game cheat code.

I've been hired several times with that on my resume, so far no one has ever mentioned it.
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hattar 1926 days ago
There are so many programming languages out there, as a hiring manager it’s not uncommon for me to see resumes with languages I’ve never heard of and probably don’t care much about. The cheat code just depends on how it has been inserted into the resume.

If I threw out every resume with some weird quirk, spelling or grammar issue, layout problem, etc. I’d probably never hire anyone

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DaiPlusPlus 1926 days ago
> some weird quirk, spelling or grammar issue, layout problem

I don't dock points for layout issues (unless they say they have experience in front-end work...), but spelling and grammar is exactly what you should be getting right in an resume. I don't meant to say I would be unreasonable pedant about the use of prepositions, and I'd probably overlook an MS Office autocorrect (like how Excel always changes "HSA" to "HAS", grrr) - and small mistakes must never invalidate someone immediately - but it means I'm going to be in the session with a dim view of the candidate until and unless they demonstrate otherwise.

That said, recruiters and agencies do edit resumes - so if something seems off with a resume (e.g. "20 years experience with Rust") then I do have a policy of directly contacting the candidate with the resume attached and asking them to verify that this is the resume they wrote. It's also why I sign my own resume PDF with my AATL certificate and mention that fact when I get to contact the hiring manager (e.g. "oh hey, did you have a chance review my signed resume? if it wasn't a signed PDF please let me know, thanks!)

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Pxtl 1926 days ago
So what, you've listed like 5 years experience in UUDDLRLRBA?
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ficklepickle 1925 days ago
"iddqd" maybe? IIRC that is god mode in doom. It's been like 20 years, its getting a little foggy.

Edit: I recalled correctly, IDDQD was the cheat code for god mode in the original doom.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/iddqd

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batch12 1926 days ago
I also have years of experience in Konami Code.
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MikeBVaughn 1926 days ago
Thirty lives worth of years?
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