Submission + - Failed projects on a resume?
gabec writes: "The economy being what it is, and layoffs layoffs around every corner, why not a "(useful) stupid" resume question? My biggest project so far--one that lasted a solid year--ended in abject failure. Angry users, bad interdepartmental PR, untestable code (at the DB level, not mine, I swear! I've got jUnit tests to prove it!), and in the end an application that no one used. Still, I spent a year on it and it'll most likely be on the tip of my tongue for any "tell me of a time when things went wrong" behavioral interview questions. Is there a reason to put it into my resume? Should I leave it off my list of "major projects"? If not, how does one best describe the debacle to justify its mentioning?"