Iancho Dimitrov linkedin.com/in/iancho @iandim Agile Testing Days, Potsdam November 7th, 2019

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#1 Common Context #2 Results & Achievements #3 Third-party Validation #4 UX – Structure & Format Agile Testing Days 2019, Potsdam – Bug-fix Your CV 6

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Technical Skills – but also: 1 PROCESSES 2 DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE 3 TYPE OF SYSTEM 4 SCALE 5 DELIVERY MODE … < AND MORE > Agile Testing Days 2019, Potsdam – Bug-fix Your CV 8

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You, without context Agile Testing Days 2019, Potsdam – Bug-fix Your CV You, with context 10

Take action! 1) Add these to your: • Skills & Knowledge summary • Project History descriptions 2) Review the whole CV re:context Agile Testing Days 2019, Potsdam – Bug-fix Your CV 11

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Take action! 1) Be as “high” as possible 2) Talk about • • • “achieved to…”, “accomplished…” “increased / decreased…” “successfully…”, “enabled…” 3) Active vs. Passive voice Agile Testing Days 2019, Potsdam – Bug-fix Your CV 20

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CLAIMS vs. Verifiable Third-party Validated Facts & Data Agile Testing Days 2019, Potsdam – Bug-fix Your CV 28

Take action! • no fluff, no clichés • References (and contacts) • Public code / portfolios / articles • Certificates • Conferences or if N/A, then – EXAMPLES & STORIES Agile Testing Days 2019, Potsdam – Bug-fix Your CV 29

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• long sentences & paragraphs vs. lists (and bullets) • white space • tables • exec. summary / résumé • overall and detail structure Agile Testing Days 2019, Potsdam – Bug-fix Your CV 33

Take action! • Skills & Knowledge summary / matrix • Projects History descriptions • Exec. summary / résumé • All descriptive texts and paragraphs • Overall structure Agile Testing Days 2019, Potsdam – Bug-fix Your CV 34

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#1 Common Context #2 Results & Achievements #3 Third-party Validation #4 UX – Structure & Format …and take it seriously! Agile Testing Days 2019, Potsdam – Bug-fix Your CV 37

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