Martin Pool's blog

It doesn't matter what job you apply to and it never has

Interesting post from Heather Leigh at Microsoft on how recruiters try to find the right person from a stack of incoming resumes. She says that the particular position the person originally applied for is very unimportant compared to keyword matches, the general impression of their resume, etc.

Worth a read.

I guess the general lesson, as always, is to try to write in a way that will make sense to your audience.

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