Although there is no single resume template, many candidates use similar techniques: writing about stress tolerance, providing as many facts about themselves as possible, choosing different fonts to attract attention, etc.

Well, it doesn't work.

1. Facts about your personal life

✦ Breaking news: facts about your personal life are not important to the employer. Marital status, number of children, date of birth, address are not relevant to your professional skills and experience and should not influence the selection process.

✦ Exception: hobbies. This block is not mandatory, but sometimes it is appropriate or useful.

2. Stress resistance and communication skills among soft skills

✦ Three elephants of outdated resumes: communication skills, stress resistance, and time management. The problem is that these words have long been buzzwords in hiring and have lost their meaning.

❌ Sociable.

✅ Worked in a team of 10+ people. I interacted with a UI/UX designer, Product Owner, and have experience communicating directly with clients.

3. Common phrases

❌ I was responsible for sales.

✅ Was responsible for finding clients through a variety of channels: from LinkedIn to Crunchbase. Improved the customer experience, which helped speed up the deal-making process by X%.

4. Progress bars

✦ A very subjective method of assessing skills, so it's generally advisable to avoid them on your resume. If you still want to evaluate your skills, use years to do so - indicate your total experience with the technology/tool in the Skills section and don't forget to update it as needed.

5. Too bright design

✦ Try to be restrained in the design of your resume: use a maximum of two fonts, check the contrast (the text should remain readable) and think in advance whether you can add new experience or skills to your resume 🙃

🔽 How to Master the Art of Reviewing Resumes 🔽

1. Your resume is YOUR marketing tool, not a personnel document.

2. It is about YOU the job hunter, not just about the jobs you've held.

3. It focuses on your future, not your past.

4. It emphasizes your accomplishments, not your past job duties or job descriptions.

5. It documents skills you enjoy using, not skills you used just because you had to.

How to Do It:

Choose a target job (also called a "job objective"). An actual job title works best

Find out what skills, knowledge, and experience are needed to do that target job.

Make a list of your 2, 3, or 4 strongest skills or abilities or knowledge that make you a good candidate for the target job.

For each key skill, think of several accomplishments from your past work history that illustrate that skill.

Make a list of the primary jobs you've held, in chronological order. Include any unpaid work that fills a gap or that shows you have the skills for the job. Include training and education.

Choose a resume format that fits your situation-either chronological or functional. [Functional works best if you're changing fields; chronological works well if you're moving up in the same field.]

Summarize your key points at the top.