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Mentioning experience of (non-malicious) bot-building in interviews?
Will the negative moral implications of building a bot outweigh the
things I learned from the process?
It might.
I regularly have to reserve a spot on a court for a sport I play. I would be rather ...
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Should I be honest in a yes or no question regarding lifting X amount of pounds?
Being honest on the application form is always the best policy.
You can write on the application form that you can lift 30 pounds if that is truly the max you can handle. If they are interested, then ...
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Should I put all present positions on top, regardless of start dates?
Nobody cares.
I know it sounds strange: honesty is essential to the resume. But the point is, any solid hiring manager or in-house recruiter barely reads 90% of these. I "read" (mostly don't ...
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Should I put all present positions on top, regardless of start dates?
Personally I would break it into two sections "Current employment" - sorted by either amount of employed hours (i.e. whichever is your more significant employment) or by relevance to the ...
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Should I Tell a Prospective Employer I’m Looking For a 2nd Job?
Almost all employers have a policy around doing work elsewhere: It ranges from "it's fine", "must be disclosed", "must be approved" to "nope".
First check with ...
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Should I Tell a Prospective Employer I’m Looking For a 2nd Job?
When the new employer asks you the question "Why are you looking out for job" -- at that time you tell the reason (inflation etc)
But before that make sure you tell the issues with your ...
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Can I put a personal private github repository on my resume?
You can but it's probably better to instead talk about the project on your resume (rather than the repo) and the sort of technology you used to create it. A private repo is essentially no different ...
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I don't have a surname, so what should I use in my CV or LinkedIn?
Working in Luxembourg for 7y, I see 2 sides to consider on your question :
Socially : I personnally never met someone without a lastname. My personal reaction would probably be to be surprised then ...
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I don't have a surname, so what should I use in my CV or LinkedIn?
I had a coworker, who had only one name. In company records and all, he was called as "FirstName FirstName", probably also in passport and work visa (its mandatory in my country).
So, in ...
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I don't have a surname, so what should I use in my CV or LinkedIn?
On your CV or on LinkedIn, you want something that identifies you to the reader. There is no legal consequence. So it would be not unreasonable to enter your name both as surname and given name. Like ...
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Should I remove older low level jobs/education from my CV at this point?
First of all, the answer by Sourav Ghosh is entirely correct, however speaking as a hiring manager there are a couple of points I would like to add. 1, 2 and 3 are specifically related to how you ...
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Should I remove older low level jobs/education from my CV at this point?
Rule of thumb: Your CV (and cover letter, if applicable) should be customised for each job application. It should not be a generic description of who you are, rather it should portray why you are ...
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Should I remove older low level jobs/education from my CV at this point?
The ideal thing to do is to tailor your CV/resume to the specific position that you are applying for. If the older jobs/education are relevant to the position you are applying for then yes they ...
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Should I remove older low level jobs/education from my CV at this point?
Have them as a single line so it avoids a gap you might need to explain:
2013-14 Some School
2014-15 Tesco, Sales Assistant
2015-20 Junior Developer
I don't think anyone would question that. On the ...
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How do I put on my resume that I am a backup to my managers?
You aren't the "backup" any more because you are now doing the job.
April 2022 - Present: Acting manager, Acme Corp
Took over managerial responsibilities for the widgets team after the ...
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