%0 Conference Paper %1 Fritzsch2021 %A Fritzsch, Jonas %A Wyrich, Marvin %A Bogner, Justus %A Wagner, Stefan %B 2021 IEEE/ACM 43rd International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society (ICSE-SEIS) %D 2021 %I IEEE %K iste-se myown %P 19--28 %R 10.1109/ICSE-SEIS52602.2021.00011 %T Résumé-Driven Development: A Definition and Empirical Characterization %U http://arxiv.org/abs/2101.12703 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9402191/ %X Technologies play an important role in the hiring process for software professionals. Within this process, several studies revealed misconceptions and bad practices which lead to suboptimal recruitment experiences. In the same context, grey literature anecdotally coined the term R$\backslash$'esum$\backslash$'e-Driven Development (RDD), a phenomenon describing the overemphasis of trending technologies in both job offerings and resumes as an interaction between employers and applicants. While RDD has been sporadically mentioned in books and online discussions, there are so far no scientific studies on the topic, despite its potential negative consequences. We therefore empirically investigated this phenomenon by surveying 591 software professionals in both hiring (130) and technical (558) roles and identified RDD facets in substantial parts of our sample: 60\% of our hiring professionals agreed that trends influence their job offerings, while 82\% of our software professionals believed that using trending technologies in their daily work makes them more attractive for prospective employers. Grounded in the survey results, we conceptualize a theory to frame and explain R$\backslash$'esum$\backslash$'e-Driven Development. Finally, we discuss influencing factors and consequences and propose a definition of the term. Our contribution provides a foundation for future research and raises awareness for a potentially systemic trend that may broadly affect the software industry. %@ 978-1-6654-0139-5

@inproceedings{Fritzsch2021, abstract = {Technologies play an important role in the hiring process for software professionals. Within this process, several studies revealed misconceptions and bad practices which lead to suboptimal recruitment experiences. In the same context, grey literature anecdotally coined the term R$\backslash$'esum$\backslash$'e-Driven Development (RDD), a phenomenon describing the overemphasis of trending technologies in both job offerings and resumes as an interaction between employers and applicants. While RDD has been sporadically mentioned in books and online discussions, there are so far no scientific studies on the topic, despite its potential negative consequences. We therefore empirically investigated this phenomenon by surveying 591 software professionals in both hiring (130) and technical (558) roles and identified RDD facets in substantial parts of our sample: 60{\%} of our hiring professionals agreed that trends influence their job offerings, while 82{\%} of our software professionals believed that using trending technologies in their daily work makes them more attractive for prospective employers. Grounded in the survey results, we conceptualize a theory to frame and explain R$\backslash$'esum$\backslash$'e-Driven Development. Finally, we discuss influencing factors and consequences and propose a definition of the term. Our contribution provides a foundation for future research and raises awareness for a potentially systemic trend that may broadly affect the software industry.}, added-at = {2022-06-17T09:44:50.000+0200}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, arxivid = {2101.12703}, author = {Fritzsch, Jonas and Wyrich, Marvin and Bogner, Justus and Wagner, Stefan}, biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/258d3cdf7ff751035ff0a15199728a0e5/justusbogner}, booktitle = {2021 IEEE/ACM 43rd International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society (ICSE-SEIS)}, doi = {10.1109/ICSE-SEIS52602.2021.00011}, eprint = {2101.12703}, file = {:C$\backslash$:/Users/JREB/AppData/Local/Mendeley Ltd./Mendeley Desktop/Downloaded/Fritzsch et al. - 2021 - R{\'{e}}sum{\'{e}}-Driven Development A Definition and Empirical Characterization.pdf:pdf}, interhash = {484662aad74af8384b4552cab23a3932}, intrahash = {58d3cdf7ff751035ff0a15199728a0e5}, isbn = {978-1-6654-0139-5}, keywords = {iste-se myown}, month = may, pages = {19--28}, publisher = {IEEE}, timestamp = {2022-11-03T09:30:56.000+0100}, title = {{R{\'{e}}sum{\'{e}}-Driven Development: A Definition and Empirical Characterization}}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2101.12703 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9402191/}, year = 2021 }