[bayareaguy]

I'm about as old and I've lived in the bay area all my life. I've seen the popularity of things on his resume rise and fall. I'm not on any social network and my bank account has never exceeded five figures. I could be this guy. Maybe I will be in a few years.

But even though he probably has plenty of skills that could be useful I doubt I'd seriously consider this guy at my present employer. Why? Because his whole signal to noise ratio is way too low. He's got a ton of red flags and "resume smells":

  * Freelancer for 11 years
  * No mention of employers or marketable projects in last 5 years.  
  * Laundry list of antiquated technologies (some listed multiple times)
  * Lots of irrelevent stuff (reasons for leaving, college honors from distant past)
  * Random WTFs thrown in for good measure (oldcoder.org? christfollower.me?) 
  * No clear mention of goal, purpose, motivation or passion.  
  * Comments showing pride about being a "generalist"

You never get a second chance to make a first impression and unless you're introduced by a trusted third party the impression your resume makes will be the first. Each and every word should help a potential employer want to talk with you. Your content should be informative and relevent. Writing it may not be easy but remember what is written without effort is, in general, read without pleasure.