Ask HN: Resume Help - How to list trainable programming languages?

2 points by willpower101 14y ago ↗ HN

I have a skills section where, for example, I would put: Proficient in Dreamweaver, Expressions web, Wordpress, HTML, & CSS. Working Knowledge of jQuery, AJAX, MAMP, & DRUPAL. (That means I can write HTML from scratch but to do a jQuery slider I have to go lookup the code.)

Code experience: I can install and configure an IDE and fizzbuzz in C, C++, and Python. I can write most things involving basic data structures but I don't have experience beyond that point.

How do I list this? I considered maybe listing it under a section called trainable skills?

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ghurlman 14y ago ↗

I wouldn't put anything on your resume for which you can't answer questions.

willpower101 14y ago ↗

hacker news has had several discussions stating 'if you can fizzbuzz you can get an entry level coding job' so I thought it would be useful. I have a couple semesters of programming and can answer most questions up through year two because of continued studies on my own after I changed majors. However I haven't had any real software development experience. (I'm a new grad.)

I'm applying for jobs in a few areas:

Systems/Network Administration

User Experience Design

Business Analyst or entry lvl at some software dev places

Social Media Management / Communications & Web Design

timothytrahan 14y ago ↗

It depends on your target job. Do you want to be a web developer or a tester? You would be best looking at the job description, then customizing your resume to showcase your skills for the role. ---------------------------------------- timothy.t@twc-j.com Senior Consultant TradeWinds Consulting Tel: +81. (0)3-6403-4403 Visit: http://www.twc-j.com/