How a recruiter analyses your CV: coding edition

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Looking for a job as a developer? Orange recruiter Célia shares her top tips. Her objective is to make your CV clear, punchy, and convincing so you can join our developer team. As you'll see, a few tweaks can make all the difference.

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• Your technical achievements at the top of your CV
• Specific examples of what you've developed
• A clear and legible list of skills
• Your personal projects (yes, they count as much as your internships and other assignments!)
• A link to your portfolio
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Show off your technical achievements at the top of your CV

A React project? A Python back-end? Highlight your technical achievements at the very top. Our recruiters are looking for keywords like API, integration, testing, cloud, data, Java.... Whatever you're good at, show it right away in your CV.

"In a first reading, I'll be looking for keywords like testing, integration, front end, back end, full stack and computer languages like Python, Java, and more (which depend very much on your areas of expertise). If you've worked on any of the technologies we're looking for, make sure you mention it at the top of your CV!” - Célia, Orange recruiter

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Show specific examples of your projects

Saying “full stack developer” is too vague. What we want to know is what you've done, what you've accomplished. How about an example? Like ‘I developed a customer interface using Angular’ or ‘I connected a database using Node.js’.

Be clear, be precise. In dev, your examples speak for themselves.
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Highlight your key skills

Do you know Java, Python, Git, React? Tell us. It's the main thing our dev recruiters are looking for. In addition to the languages you use, add the environments you know and the methods you apply. You can list:
• your favourite languages
• your versioning tools
• your favourite frameworks

Keep it simple. Be legible. Recruiting teams need to be able to identify your level of expertise in seconds.

"Of course, if you have dev experience as an intern, you've hit the jackpot! If you're applying for cloud dev, make sure you specify the platform you've worked on. And if you're applying for data / AI dev, I'm going to focus on your ability to explain things in layman's terms, which will enable you to work well with our researchers." - Célia, recruiter at Orange

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Beware skill gauges

Using a 100% gauge? Expect to be challenged. A 60% gauge? That doesn't help identify your developing skills.

Instead, explain your skills. “I use Git daily to version my projects as part of a team”. That's clear, and you’re scoring points.

In short, gauges confuse people, and examples make things clearer.

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Put your personal projects on your CV

A weather app? An online game? An AI that summarises articles? Talk about it! Why this project? How did you design it? What tools did you use? Your personal developments show your curiosity. And your motivation. Even a simple project can be the trigger for an interview.

"If you don't yet have any professional experience but you're getting training on that topic, give details of the dev projects you've carried out during your studies. Finally, one way to show your interest in the field is to be able to present a personal project you've been developing, and go into a little detail about it." - Célia, recruiter at Orange
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Add a link to your portfolio or GitHub

A GitHub link is a must-have. Especially if you don't yet have much experience in development.

Portfolio, online demo, open source repository: show what you've coded. We’ll click, we’ll watch, and you will make the difference.
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