Resume Tips

When someone applies through an ATS like Workday for a company:
1) Do the recruiters have visibility to all the roles applied for that company in the past?
2) Do hiring managers/ recruiters refer to the… more

Any tips on how the ATS can pick up content from your resume more accurately and I don’t have go in and edit/ manually enter details and spend a lot of time? It adds up when you’re applying for multip… more

During this time of uncertainty I the job market I thought I would sirens time improving my resume. I'm concerned that my resume may convey that I've been a software engineer too long. I've been in my… more

Everyone thinks the “ATS bot” is rejecting their resume.

Truth? Most ATS (like Greenhouse) don’t even have bots.

I’ve implemented them—I know.
Your resume isn't being scanned by AI.

I wrote this to clear things up … more

Looking for a new gig but I have mixed professional experience due to a career change after completing grad school. Before grad school, I was mainly on a PR/Communications pathway. After grad school, … more

Someone can share a Director of software engineering/ Cloud Engineering resume that gets good traction?

I’ve been a management consultant for three years and am trying to pivot into a different industry than consulting. I didn’t used to have a “summary” section on my resume, but now that I’m trying to s… more

Does anyone have any tips that will make me sound younger than I am on my resume? I was thinking of removing the year I graduated from college, would this work in my favor?

Is there such a thing a putting too many keywords in your resume? I know everyone says to pull keywords out of a job posting and put them in your resume, but how can you tell if you're overdoing i… more

I had an interview the other day, the job listing requested a cover letter, so I created one. The recruiter mentioned it was nice that I did it but he never reads cover letters or cares if people send… more

Where does everyone come down on including soft skills on their resume? Right now I have things like good communicator, fast learner, self-motivated, critical thinker, team player, etc. Are these help… more

Does it matter if you use custom margins on your resume, even if it all fits on page in final PDF form? Or should you use like a minimum 0.5 margins for ATS compatibility? Anyone know?

Is anyone using tools like JobScan that score your resume based on the job description, to optimize resumes for ATS? Or are those a waste of time?

If I have 2-3 part-time work experiences that are substantive and relevant to jobs I’m applying to, should I clearly indicate them as “part-time” and maybe put “(part-time)” in parentheses next to the… more

It’s been over 15 years since I’ve been on the job hunt or written a resume. I’m a little lost on where to begin. It feels like so much has changed in 15 years. Do people still print their resumes out… more

Has anyone tried copying and pasting the job description into your resume in white super micro font at the bottom just to get past the ATS? Is there any way someone would catch this?

If you have have some part time jobs that were substantive and meaningful/related to your field, and want to list them on your resume, should you clearly label them (“part-time”) in parentheses next t… more

Do you guys list the start and end dates of your degrees under the “education” section? I’ve seen most people just list the end date (e.g., if you did your bachelors from August 2020—August 2024, do y… more

At what point should I stop listing internships on my resume? I have about 3 years work experience, and was in grad school for two years, and have only had two full time jobs up tot his point. Most of… more

Is it a good idea to hire one of those resume writing services or are they a waste of money? Because I’ve been out of work for seven weeks and I’m getting desperate enough to try anything.

I was laid off in October, and that unemployment gap on my resume is getting a little large. What would happen if I were to fudge my employment dates just a little? Like saying I was laid off in Decem… more

How far back should my resume go? Some people say 10 years but others say go back at least 15 years. What's everyone's vote?

I know objectives are out on resumes, but what about summaries? I saw a blog saying that summaries are important on resumes, thoughts?

What ATS checkers are you guys using that worked for you?

Are folks reformatting their resumes to align ATS compatible bots?
Is it work it? Does it work?

Does anyone have a sample project manager resume I’m struggling hard to organize mine. My profile is anonymous and random here because I don’t want anyone to find me because I like to read my company … more

Does it look bad if a resume doesn't have a line or some other kind of graphic to break up the sections? I'm trying to get my resume on one page and looking to save space but I'm not sure … more

How do y’all feel about putting your interests on a resume? I saw on LinkedIn that some guy did it who was a CS major at University of Illinois and claimed it got him jobs at Google, Amazon, etc

This might sound like a weird question, but are you guys putting your physical addresses on your resume? I’ve always done this but was recently told having my address on my resume is outdated.