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sharp tinsel Jul 15, 2023, 7:03 PM

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the only thing I can nitpick is your bullts are too generic

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which is fine but I would like to see at least one or two more bullets in you last two job listings that are pointing to something more tangible you have done

sharp tinsel Jul 15, 2023, 7:49 PM

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hmm to be honest you have double experience than me so for me it's not an easy thing to jugde here

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I've done 20 interviews this year and I had most feedback in the interview on concrete things

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like I had bullet point:

improved web app speed by 50% using this approach

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should be probably your first or second bullet point in the last two jobs

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basically something you want to talk about in the interview for at least 5 minutes

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yeah, you just point out things you have done, think about achievements you would point out to your manager in yearly (or quarterly or whatever) reviews

sharp tinsel Jul 16, 2023, 2:18 PM

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I like the second bullet, maybe throw some number as well

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into 20+ microservices using asp.net

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and maybe try to say what was the result of it

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like nice you split the monolith into microservices, but what benefit it gave the project?

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IMO hiring managers only care about tech stack for the position they are hiring for

sharp tinsel Jul 16, 2023, 5:00 PM

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yeah well IMO, what is my strategy for CV is that I am making points for my promotion in the jobs I had if that makes sense

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so I am not talking to potential employers but my past managers and I am trying to prove to them they shold promote me / icrease my salary because I X/Y/Z

sharp thicket Jul 16, 2023, 5:54 PM

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If you would need to choose between technologies and impact made, I would vote for impact.

If you used a certain language or tool 10 years ago, that is not the same as the stack they are hiring for, then that info is less relevant for an interview decision than the fact that you used technology to make a business difference for that company.

The technology itself is not transferable to the new role, but the fact that you are able to make impact is.

sharp tinsel Jul 16, 2023, 5:56 PM

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fully aggree with that

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like he should point out something like that: split monolith app into 3 separate microservices using ASP.net and Docker removing interdependecies between other teams and creating more stable pipeline

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better if he has numbers

sharp thicket Jul 16, 2023, 6:00 PM

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This is better and pointing to the right direction.

Maybe possible to take it even further? For example why was the Angular app migrated to AWS? Did reliability improve or performance or maybe time to market for changes? If so, then the bullet could be something like improved performance of Angular app by X% via migrating from on-premise to AWS, using ECS, EC2, etc.

sharp tinsel Jul 16, 2023, 6:02 PM

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if you say CICD pipeline was reduced from 10 mins to 3 mins because of that

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or 66% reduction to deployment time

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hopefully you get what I mean

sharp thicket Jul 17, 2023, 6:16 AM

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Enabled new SaaS business model instead of per license by succesfully moving Angular app from on-premise to AWS, while keeping the same service level.

If you know that the new business model was successful, you could add that also: Enabled new SaaS business model leading to increased sales...

sacred root Jul 17, 2023, 1:08 PM

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Imo I think this is going in the right direction. The cherry on top would be metrics if you have them or remember them. If you look up the STAR method, that is a lot of what the advice has been and what I would say. Your experience is impressive, the next step is to show that your impact was equally impressive

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