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Open With the Problem, Not the Tool (opens the original)
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Three things I’ve argued here now. Your project descriptions, not your projects, are what cost you interviews. The fastest fix is a number, because vague reads as unsure and specific reads as true. And the <a href="https://substack.com/@thesherrycode26/note/p-210858191?utm_source=notes-
Your Project Description Could Belong to Anyone (opens the original)
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Two things I’ve argued here already. Your project descriptions, not your projects, are what cost you interviews. And the fastest fix for that is a number, because vague reads as unsure and specific reads as true.A number tells the reader the work happened. It cannot tell them the work was yours.That is this week&#
Add One Number to Every Project (opens the original)
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A week ago I made the case here that your project descriptions, not your projects, are what cost you interviews. The work is usually fine. The reading of it is where you lose people.This week, the fastest single leak in that reading. It takes about ten minutes to fix, and most people have never checked for it.<div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe
Your Project Descriptions Are Costing You Interviews (opens the original)
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Most engineers think a weak portfolio is a skills problem.It usually isn’t.The work is fine. The RAG pipeline runs. The agent does what it should. The fine-tuning held.The problem shows up in the six seconds a recruiter spends reading the description before deciding whether you’re worth a call.And in those six seconds, most descriptions say nothing.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ROJ6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%
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