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| | Ask HN: Focus of a resume? (Writing vs. code, etc) | |
4 points by unknownian on Feb 15, 2015 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments
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| | I'm a freshman in college looking for jobs that are interesting, and I've realized that my resume focuses almost exclusively on programming as opposed to other skills. I saw an offer for a job that asked for writing samples, but the job application system only accepted resumes. Does anyone put links to writing samples in their resumes, or have a similar experience with competing mediums in their CV? |
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You can pretty much write about anything that is related to your education, your programming skills, your choice of algorithms, and so on.
Don't worry too much about your writing style in the beginning and just keep posting. Once you write about 50 posts, you'll see that your writing style will improve a lot. In my example, I have started writing blog posts about a half of a year ago. Now, my writing skills have improved so much that my article is going to be published on Opensource.com during this week.
So basically, I've put in my resume the link to my personal blog alongside links to my online portfolio and my LinkedIn profile. The rest of my resume is now pretty much the same and I do have a way of showing my writing skills.