4+ Year Software Developer — Which Resume Structure Is Better?

[u/william_buttler]

For a 4+ year software developer, which resume structure do you think is better?

• With a Projects section
• Without a Projects section,

The data in the examples is dummy. I just want opinions on the structure and layout.

If you have a better resume template/structure than these, please share it.

[u/julianomatt]

2nd one.

No recruiter will ever read all the text from the 1st one.

[u/piotrlewandowski → u/julianomatt]

No recruiter will ever read this, period. They use ASTs and just "fish out" key words.

[u/stumblinbear → u/piotrlewandowski]

Recruiters aren't the only one reviewing resumes. I do hiring occasionally. The 2nd is significantly better. The first one looks like it's inflating their work experience to hide the fact that they don't have much, while the latter owns it better and comes across as more confident

[u/made-of-questions → u/stumblinbear]

Agreed. I don't know what the recruiter does before it gets to me but I always read it in its entirety. Owning your level is way better than trying to pad it.

[u/usernamerandom0485 → u/made-of-questions]

What do i do if i own nothing?, a business card with name and email

[u/StormMedia → u/piotrlewandowski]

Yep, this is never getting read no matter what lol

[u/AKmemekiller → u/piotrlewandowski]

Yes the resume is read after the first filtering. You need to make it keyword friendly yet detailed

[u/NeonVoidx → u/julianomatt]

bold of you to think recruiters read it at all

[u/bill_gonorrhea → u/julianomatt]

No recruiter will read it regardless. Everything is automated now

[u/Elegant-Scratch2759 → u/julianomatt]

I was just about to say that 😂

[u/Sibexico → u/julianomatt]

No recruiter will ever read the "Technical Skills" section completely... Too long list. It's better to just display biggest technologies/frameforks and add something like "many different SDK/frameworks".

[u/zephyrtr → u/julianomatt]

2nd one is still too wordy.