Ask HN: What technologies should I list on my resume?

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I will be graduating this summer and am applying at some RoR jobs. I have interned at a shop that specialized in MS stack and I'm not sure how to list the technologies I know on my resume. Should I only list things relevant to RoR or everything I know? Or should I categorize things by how well I know them or the type of tech(language, version control, db, etc)?

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Preparing it with your audience in mind is a smart bet. Your resume should (truthfully) target the requirements of the job. So if it's a Rails position: bring attention to your experience in this while keeping intact your overall background, of course.

Generally-speaking, it's useful to include a Technical Skills section where you breakdown your overall programming, as well as a Technologies Used section within each position on your resume.

One effective type of Technical Skills section would be split in 3 sections: Proficient, Experienced, Academic, with a listing of the appropriate languages/tools/other technologies for each.

The Technologies Used could simply be a line inserted into each relevant job you've had, where you'll list (surprise) the technologies used in that position.

Hope this helps!

Very helpful. Thanks!

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