What to put on a programmer's resume

You are a programmer looking for work. What should you tell your prospective employer? Joel Spolsky, founder of Fog Creek Software, said programmers should emphasize coding on their resumes, particularly when looking for application development jobs at startups and small companies.

In his view, there should be less fluff and more about specific skills. Spolsky said as an employer of programmers, he sees too many resumes that attempt to stress management qualifications and experience. His advice: "When you're applying to a startup or a software company with less than, 100 employees, you may want to highlight the banging out code parts of your experience, while deemphasizing the middle management parts of your experience."

For resume advice:
- see this eWeek.com article

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