Why Web3 Résumés Are Useless — And What Founders Actually Look At Instead
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Traditional résumés fail in Web3 hiring because they showcase experience and credentials rather than critical thinking, risk assessment, and debugging skills. Founders prioritize GitHub activity, test quality, PR communication, and reasoning ability over formatted documents. The article argues that candidates should focus on
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1. Résumés Were Built for Predictable Systems — Web3 Is Not PredictableRésumés Cannot Convey REASONING — the #1 Hiring Signal in Web3Résumés Hide Risk Blind Spots — Even in Senior CandidatesRésumés Misrepresent TESTING Skill — the #1 predictor of safe engineersRésumés Flatten All Developers Into the Same ProfileRésumés Fail Candidates Emotionally, TooSo What Do Founders Actually Look At? (The AOB Model)✔ 1. GitHub evolution✔ 2. Revert tests✔ 3. Risk vocabulary✔ 4. Debugging trails✔ 5. PR tone✔ 6. Assumption mapping✔ 7. Reasoning articulationWhat Founders Should Do Instead (60% Version)✔ Stop reading résumés first✔ Read GitHub first✔ Ask for test files✔ Ask for PRs✔ Ask for “break this contract” reasoning✔ Ask 2–3 scenario-based questions✔ Evaluate architecture maturity⭐ Final ThoughtFor FoundersFor RecruitersFor Candidates5 Comments
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