😣 Tired of the same ole resume? I am too!
Let's try something new with how you present yourself in the job market.
Think there’s something wrong with your resume because you’re not getting interviews?
You’re only halfway correct - the truth is, your resume is likely never seeing the light of day. WHY?
Because of the way today’s job market is set up, recruiters rarely get to the 105th or even 80th resume. WHY?
Because that’s simply not how hiring works.
Humans Hire Humans, which means before going through a pile of PDFs, recruiters will source their own candidates (using Linkedin) and interview referrals. Just simple human behavior to connect with people they feel are qualified either through their profiles or from referrals.
Is this the ONLY way hiring happens? NO
Cold applications do get seen, sometimes, rarely. If you apply within minutes of the job posting - but you have a life, so you’re prob not a LinkedIn resume machine sending apps day and night.
What to do?
Focus on your Linkedin profile instead - then take the very relevant parts of it and add them to your resume. In fact, the profile setup is exactly what you want your resume to look like: Headline, About, Experience. That’s ALL.
WHY?
Because no one cares where you went to college or where you volunteered. Really, they do not.
But they DO care about your professional projects which get buried in between all the other non-important bullet points. So drop them - the education, volunteering (unless its relevant), awards, etc.
The rule is: If you will not bring it up in a conversation during an interview, do NOT put it on your Linkedin and Resume. That’s it!
Want to standout in the crowd?
I promise you, your resume is not ❌ what will help you do so. '
Human connection will! 🤝
Looking to get a job in 3 months or less?
Looking to increase your salary and travel to Europe?
Or get a tiny home and travel the US? Or literally have enough money left over to save for the future?
The sooner you land a job in tech, the sooner you can get started on these goals!
Reply to this email or find me on Linkedin and lmk if you want to ‘speed things up’ in your job search. 🎯
That’s literally what I do every day for career changers like you! See what clients say