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alphaBetaGamma on Oct 26, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What are your best resume tips?

Put in the least amounts of skills that will still land you an interview.

Writing "basic knowledge of Java" adds a lot of credence to "expert in C++".

eru on Oct 26, 2009 [–]

So you suggest understatement, to make the dynamic range sound broader? (Writing "expert in everything" definitely won't work.)

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