This post maybe a little off the usual thread of my usual Technical posts but I feel it has to be said. Since moving to Singapore and trying to build a development team I have found myself inundated with resumes, in the last 6 months alone I have probably read in excess of 500 resumes and interviewed less than 5% of that number and thought I would share some tips for any hopeful developers. Most of this should be common sense, but the funny thing about common sense is that it’s not so common. 1. Prepare Research the company before going for an interview. If you know who’s interviewing you then Google them and see what they’re about. This can help give you an idea of the types of questions you will get in the interview. There’s no excuse for not even having a basic idea of what the companies core business is. 2. Acronyms != Interesting Resume There are no prizes for the most acronyms you list. As a rule only list those that you are able to discuss in detail for two m...