Sandeep Rao ·
Small paid work counts as experience, and people undersell it
A website built for a local business, a script that saved someone a day a week, a short contract through a friend - these involve requirements, a client, a deadline and a delivery. That is the shape of professional work, and it belongs on the resume with a real description.
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