Hype

I have been seeing CVs of freshers for the last 5-6 years for hiring at our firm. I consistently see a trend of hype element in it. I am not sure if it is the student, college, or faculty who drives this.

From blockchain to crypto to AI/ML to DevOps, whatever is hot in the season, CVs get crafted accordingly. It goes against the fundamentals of hiring.

One can get an interview or even clear it. But in due course, what matters is performance. So these hype terms and all should not matter. Instead, the focus should be on learning the fundamentals of the database, web development, and product development paradigm.

As a budding software developer, your Github, Gitlab, or code contribution to some open-source project should speak for you.

The hype machine and swimming in it for a career are not sustainable in the long run.