How can I get my resume shortlisted by Google for a software engineer job?

如何才能讓你的簡(jiǎn)歷被谷歌相中

Answer by Gayle Laakmann McDowell, former software engineer at Google and author of Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions.

原谷歌軟件工程師，《程序員面試金典》(Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions)作者蓋兒.拉克曼.麥道威爾的回答。

There are really three parts to this answer: getting the right experience, creating a good resume, and submitting it the right way.

這個(gè)問題的答案應(yīng)該分成三個(gè)部分：積累合適的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，編寫一份出色的簡(jiǎn)歷，通過(guò)適當(dāng)?shù)姆绞教峤缓?jiǎn)歷。

Getting the Right Experience

積累合適的經(jīng)驗(yàn)

If you come from a good school/work for a well-respected company, that’ll help you a ton. But anyone can boost their resume with some projects.

如果你畢業(yè)于一所好學(xué)校，或者在一家備受尊敬的公司工作，這將給你帶來(lái)極大幫助。不過(guò)，求職者可以通過(guò)一些項(xiàng)目為簡(jiǎn)歷增添色彩。

Build some iPhone apps, web apps, whatever! Honestly it doesn’t matter that much what you’re building as long as you’re building something. Good languages include Java, Python, Ruby on Rails, C++, etc. I would encourage you to stay away from .NET. Not because .NET isn’t a perfectly good tool, but there’s a stigma.

開發(fā)iPhone應(yīng)用、網(wǎng)頁(yè)應(yīng)用，無(wú)論什么都可以!實(shí)話實(shí)說(shuō)，你在開發(fā)什么不重要，重要的是你正在做這樣的項(xiàng)目。有效的編程語(yǔ)言包括Java、Python、Ruby on Rails、C++等。不過(guò)我建議你避免使用.NET，并非因?yàn)樗皇且豢钔昝赖墓ぞ?，而是因?yàn)檫@種語(yǔ)言存在被人詬病的地方。

Doing these projects is especially important if you’re, say, a programmer for CitiBank. You don’t have the right “pedigree.” But projects will help you a ton.

>例如，如果你是一名花旗銀行(CitiBank)的程序員，參與這些項(xiàng)目尤其重要。雖然你沒有純正的“血統(tǒng)”。但這些項(xiàng)目能夠給你加分。

1. You can build a fairly meaty project in one weekend. This means that with about 3 to 4 weekends of work, you can make your resume go from so-so to fantastic. Seriously I’ve seen lots of people do this.

1. 你可以在一個(gè)周末構(gòu)建一個(gè)內(nèi)容豐富的項(xiàng)目。這意味著如果有3至4個(gè)周末的工作，你可以讓自己的簡(jiǎn)歷從平庸變成變成出色。這絕非虛言，我見過(guò)許多人這么做。

2. Participate in hackathons.

2. 參與編程馬拉松。

3. Build a website / portfolio. Show your experience.

3. 創(chuàng)建一個(gè)網(wǎng)站或個(gè)人作品集。展示你的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

Building a Great Resume

編寫一份出色的簡(jiǎn)歷

One page only. When you go onto two pages, you add weaker content to your resume, by definition. And when your resume is only read for about 15 seconds, it’s the average content that matters, not the “total amount of content.

只需要一頁(yè)即可。如果你的簡(jiǎn)歷達(dá)到兩頁(yè)，很顯然，你只是在其中添加了一些無(wú)關(guān)緊要的內(nèi)容。當(dāng)面試官只花15秒瀏覽你的簡(jiǎn)歷時(shí)，“總體內(nèi)容”并不重要，重要的是平均內(nèi)容。

Use a real resume format. Don’t create your own – it tends to waste space and look sloppy.

使用正規(guī)的簡(jiǎn)歷格式。不要自我創(chuàng)造——這會(huì)浪費(fèi)空間，而且看起來(lái)非常草率。

List your projects, hackathons, etc. Don’t worry about whether or not something is ‘resume appropriate.’ Does it make you look more impressive? Then include it.

列舉你的項(xiàng)目、編程馬拉松等。別擔(dān)心有些內(nèi)容是否“適合出現(xiàn)在簡(jiǎn)歷上”。如果這樣的內(nèi)容能給人留下更深刻的印象，那就寫上吧。

Keep your bullets short — 1 to 2 lines each. Bullets that are 3 or more lines look like paragraphs and won’t be read.

盡量陳述項(xiàng)目的文字——每一項(xiàng)1至2行即可。3行或3行以上的文字陳述，看起來(lái)像段落，不會(huì)有人愿意讀。

Focus on accomplishments, not responsibilities. The first line of each bullet should be a word like built, created, implemented, designed, architected, optimized, etc.

重點(diǎn)是成績(jī)，而不是責(zé)任。每一項(xiàng)的第一行應(yīng)該是一個(gè)詞，例如建立、創(chuàng)建、執(zhí)行、設(shè)計(jì)、構(gòu)建、優(yōu)化等。

Quantify your accomplishments. Did you optimize something? Okay, then tell me by how much.

量化你的成績(jī)。你進(jìn)行過(guò)某個(gè)項(xiàng)目的優(yōu)化?好，那請(qǐng)告訴我你優(yōu)化了多少。

No summaries. They don’t tell me anything other than what position you’re applying for and I already know that.

不要總結(jié)。總結(jié)只能告訴我你想申請(qǐng)什么職位，但這一點(diǎn)我早已知曉，除此之外，它毫無(wú)用處。

Submitting Your Resume

提交你的簡(jiǎn)歷

Too many people stop with just one avenue. They apply once, and then figure that’s enough. Try all available avenues.

太多人只會(huì)使用一種途徑。他們只申請(qǐng)一次，然后認(rèn)為這就足夠了。你應(yīng)該嘗試所有可以使用的途徑。

If you’re active on Github, Stack Overflow, etc, there’s a chance a recruiter will come to you. But there’s no reason to wait for that.

如果你是代碼托管網(wǎng)站Github或開發(fā)人員問答網(wǎng)站Stack Overflow的活躍用戶，招聘人員很有可能會(huì)主動(dòng)找到你。但求職者沒有理由等著雇主找上門。

Apply online. It’s tough, but people do get their resumes selected that way.

在線申請(qǐng)。雖然不容易，但確實(shí)有人通過(guò)在線申請(qǐng)被雇主選中。

Ask your friends. Do any work at Google? Or know someone who does? It’s a huge help if someone will refer you.

詢問你的朋友。有人在谷歌(Google)工作嗎?或者認(rèn)識(shí)某位在谷歌工作的朋友嗎?如果有人推薦，對(duì)你的求職會(huì)有很大幫助。

Try reaching out to Google engineers on Twitter, Quora, or other social media. Remember that your first contact with them is, effectively, a cover letter. Don’t just say “Hi, I’m interested in Google, will you refer me?” Reach out to them and tell them about some of the things you’ve done, and then link them to your resume.

嘗試在Twitter、Quora或其他社交媒體上聯(lián)系谷歌的工程師。記住，與他們的第一次聯(lián)系就是你的求職信。不要簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō)“你好，我對(duì)谷歌很感興趣，能向公司推薦我嗎?”聯(lián)系他們，告訴他們你做過(guò)的事情，然后將簡(jiǎn)歷的鏈接發(fā)送給他們。

Again, this advice applies to all companies, and much of it to many positions as well.

再說(shuō)一遍，這些建議適用于所用公司，其中大部分也適用于多個(gè)崗位。