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Just use the STAR framework
Mentor
works everytime!
It took me a while to master this. Because I used to always focus on what I did. Then I realized hiring managers want to know what I accomplished. So now I focus on results.
Bowl Leader
The thing most people overlook isn't the tools. It's that the recruiter using them usually has 30 seconds per resume and a keyword checklist they didn't write. The hiring manager gave them a job description full of "nice to haves" and the recruiter treats every line like a requirement. Your resume could be perfect for the role and still get filtered because you wrote "cloud infrastructure" instead of "AWS."
Best thing you can do is stop writing your resume for humans and start writing it for the filter. Match the exact language in the posting. It shouldn't have to work this way but it does.
Mentor
Impact usually lands stronger. Recruiters see hundreds of task lists, but stories about what problem you solved, why it mattered, and what changed afterward tend to stick. Context and results make the work feel real.
A list of skills or tech proficiencies doesn’t tell what you did with them. You have to show the results. Anything I can put into numbers is great, and something you should keep a running list of.