Resume advice that gets you interviews
How hiring software reads your resume, what recruiters look for, and how to fix what’s holding you back. No invented statistics, no filler.
- ATS4 min read
How ATS systems read your resume (and what they miss)
An applicant tracking system doesn’t “read” your resume the way a person does. It turns it into a database record, and recruiters search that record. Here’s what happens at each step and where resumes get lost.
- Resume basics3 min read
Resume vs CV: the difference, country by country
In the US a CV is a long academic record. In the UK it’s what Americans call a resume. Here’s what employers expect in each region, from length to photos to personal details.
- Writing3 min read
How to write resume bullets with numbers (even if you don’t think you have any)
“Responsible for customer support” tells a recruiter what your job was. “Resolved 40+ tickets a day at a 96% satisfaction score” tells them how good you were at it. Here’s how to find your numbers.
- Job search3 min read
How to tailor your resume to a job description, step by step
Sending the same resume to every job is the most common reason good candidates get no replies. Tailoring takes 20 minutes once you have a system. Here’s the system, with a worked example.
- Job search3 min read
The most common reasons resumes get rejected
Most rejections have nothing to do with how good you are at the job. They come from a small set of fixable problems. Here they are, roughly in the order they cost people interviews.