Writing a good resume

[bjl584]

A few tips for job searchers:

Don't rely on a boilerplate resume. Craft a unique one for the specific job you are applying for

Larger companies use bots or AI to screen resumes. Use keywords that are found in the job posting to make it through the screening process and get your resume into human hands

Keep things simple and relevant. One page if often preferred.

As your career and experience evolve, so should your resume. Simply adding another job history to your timeline is not a good strategy. If you are 15 years out of college, then your GPA or your part time job at McDonalds is probably no longer important. And so on

Clean, neat, relevant, and error free are important once your resume makes it through the first screening.

[ua_guy]

AI can be a useful tool here.

Using a service like ChatGPT, you can prompt it to write you a resume and specify what it should include and shouldn't include. The final result should be reviewed and tweaked, obviously, and it shouldn't contain exaggerations/embellishments or lies.

But, since hiring managers use AI to filter, screen, and select resumes, why not use AI to appeal to their AI's senses?

[anhtuvp]

Tailor your resume for each job. Use keywords from the posting so bots pass you to humans. One page early, two max later.