Candidate wrote an OS for fun, but inconsistently uses tabs/spaces. Hence, unreadable code base will net them a zero!

I might split "founded company" into two things: "founded company that produced useful product" with some positive value and "briefly had [lastname] and Assoc. consulting gig because previous employer couldn't find anyone to maintain code" with some negative value. Maybe that's too wordy.

Also: written papers/spoken at geek conference (+) and written papers/spoken at marketing conference (-).

Also, one of your old comics, on how to avoid people bugging you with questions, reminded me of my old cubicle. Good times.

Found a company below participating in a programming contest? I guess startups are a dime a dozen out in Cali, but that's quite silly.

"Lists visual basic experience first" -> MS Lover?

"Resume uses combination of tabs and spaces to indent sections" -> No idea 'bout indentation

Also, Microsoft-only, C# ASP.Net are -10.

Resume more than 1 page: -10.

Sending resume in Word (or anything besides HTML/text/PDF): -5

...using tabs incorrectly in Word: -5 more

The point about certifications is dead-on.

Full-time job at Google: +9

Full-time job at Microsoft: -1

If they hand-rolled their own blog software, that's different, but that's not a "personal web page." Otherwise, that would be -4 for me, not +4.

Arielle (Twitter: ariellephan)