> If you do put a "skills cloud" on it, be ready to talk about them all. If someone had a skills cloud I would immediately look for the most esoteric skills and dive deep on it in the interview (after Googling it myself) to see if you were BSing or not. If you really know that skill, you should know more than what I learned in five minutes of searching.
I was doing the same when I was an inexperienced interviewer, but then I realized this meant I was passing up on highly competent software engineers because they were not highly competent resume writers.
Seems like you're looking for great resume writers. I would reconsider if I were you.
No I'm looking for bullshitters. People who are willing to lie on their resume and won't admit when they get caught. If they say "I just put that there to get past the filters" then great, we can move on. If they try to BS their way through an answer, then what else will they try to BS through?
I want someone who will just admit when they don't know something. It's a sign of great intelligence.
I have C# from a school module from 7 years ago on my resume. I wouldn't be able to answer many interview questions about it but I would be read to work in C# after a few hours of brushing up my skills.
I also have 5 years of software engineering in a FAANG working mostly on Java.
But I guess you wouldn't hire me then.
It's fair to ask what level of proficiency the person has and skip the questions you were planning to ask if they answer like me, but it would be stupid to actively try to trap people.
I'm not trying to trap anyone. I would ask you about C#, you'd say "that was seven years ago, I don't remember the details" and we'd move on. I'm looking for someone who starts making up things about C# assuming that's what I want to hear.
That's the kind of person I'm trying to avoid. Someone who isn't honest about their skills.
I was doing the same when I was an inexperienced interviewer, but then I realized this meant I was passing up on highly competent software engineers because they were not highly competent resume writers.
Seems like you're looking for great resume writers. I would reconsider if I were you.