What % did your resume/application match the job posting of your first post-grad job?

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Probably like 70-80%. Had 4 internships (government, pharma, consulting, research) under my belt, not including extracurriculars, leadership, and part time positions. Cuz of this, I was able to use similar terminology used the job description. Resume matters!!

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If I'm being honest, probably like 40-50% (realistically). I sold it well, though, and the rest is history!

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75% but I had very little job experience, period.

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They have a lot of key word softwares now that you can use to get you resume/application match as close as possible. Really good investments.

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I feel like my resume skills match close to 80% of the posting but I have none of the YOE “requirements” beyond my internships/extracurriculars coming out of school. Any advice?

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I had no idea how to make my resume match when I first left college. It was only about 50% to be honest.

After I graduated college I made sure that my resume matches all the qualifications the company is looking for just to cover up for the experience part.

My first job was at least 85% match. I was not the best candidate but I still managed to get that job.

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