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🌟 Most resume advice from the internet is subjective since there is no “one-size-fits-all.” But using Austin Belcak’s analysis of 125,484 resumes, I share 5 Golden Rules on how to Write an Incredible Resume in 2021.
Whether you’re making a resume for your first job, or improving upon a good resume you already have been using for years, it’s very important to get the basics principles right before moving on to fancier resume writing tips.
🤔 So how do write a resume or make a strong CV? Make sure your LinkedIn profile is added to your resume, match relevant keywords by using a Word Cloud on the job description, include measurable results to differentiate yourself from others, keep your resume between 475-600 words in length, and avoid buzzwords at all costs! Who knew writing a good resume would be so simple? 😉
All jokes aside, this video contains practical resume writing tips following each one of Austin’s findings, and I walk you through each of the 5 Golden Rules so you know the do’s and dont’s about writing a resume 💯
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00:00 Intro
00:57 Quick Disclaimer
01:06 The 5 Key Learnings
01:59 Add LinkedIn Profile
03:21 Include the “Right” Keywords
04:41 Add Measurable Results
06:02 The Right Length
07:05 Buzzwords and Clichés
07:55 Quick Summary
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How to Write an Amazing Cover Letter 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/NUhDP30IRKk
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:57 Quick Disclaimer
01:06 The 5 Key Learnings
01:59 Add LinkedIn Profile
03:21 Include the "Right" Keywords
04:41 Add Measurable Results
06:02 The Right Length
07:05 Buzzwords and Clichés
07:55 Quick Summary
Cool. I hope this helps. had to redo my resume because it was trash
YO Jeff! That word cloud gem was a game changer! I feel more prepared adding to my toolkit!
Hello Jeff Su, thank you for this amazing video. Just know that your content is still helping many like me worldwide. Thanks, love from Uganda.
Cv writing guides:
Include buzzwords
But also don't include buzzwords because every CV has buzzwords
Thanks for this video! I found it helpful. It gave me a new perspective and new ideas for my resume!
Do I really have to make a LinkedIn account for my husband who already has 5yrs of state work? I feel like that’s extra work ugh 😣
Hey Jeff, I like the way you reference them 👏
Could you share information that tell us the what should be the page number of a resume?
Thank you! Will report on how it went 😁
Thanks for the tips. Best wishes to all.
Should I include a professional summary section if I'm a recent graduate with little relevant co-op or industry experience to the industry that I want to get into?
Keywords
Hey Jeff, according to your experience where the soft skills should be placed in a resume ?
And how to block them to be seen as buzzwords and cliches?
Thank you in advance 🙂
This is really helpful Jeff.
Thanks for the tips.
Hi Jeff! Do you have any tips on how to measure metrics in a job that doesn't share metrics with their employees? For example, retail employees~ Thank you!
Hello Jeff, I would like to ask a question:
Does the sentence below really show teamwork skill or it does not proof any teamwork skill.
If it does not, how would you convert it to a sentence that show the teamwork skill.
Thank you in advance
''Collaborates with other working groups, including X team and Y team to find an optimal solution, showcasing teamwork skills.''
I like the first point you made and your study-based approach to this video. Most people can be prudes about making “a perfect resume”
Hey Jeff, amazing vedio. I always come to your chanel when I need some help related to job search. Could you suggest any resume builder app. Also when you say add keywords , do I edit the resume everytime I apply for a job?
What font have you used for the consultant resume? Adobe says its WorkSans but it is coming different in MS word.
I’m interested to know, if i have been in an industry for more than 15 yrs, should I still target resume length to be less than 600 words? Asking for a friend 😀
What if we don't know the numbers/stats? but we only knew that we increased revenue, attendance, retention, sales, or drove traffic?
00:01 Data-driven analysis is key to writing an incredible resume.
01:03 Resumes with a LinkedIn profile see higher interview rates
02:04 Having a comprehensive LinkedIn profile increases job interview chances.
03:04 LinkedIn profile is crucial for entry-level job seekers
04:15 Include relevant soft skills and measurable results in your resume.
05:19 Use accomplishment-driven bullet points
06:28 A 500-word resume may not be suitable for certain career levels and academic roles.
07:28 Avoid using buzzwords and cliches in your resume
Do a video to address the ageism that prevents highly-skilled job candidates from get jobs.
I think if you list the awards you received it would make the graphs unnecessary. How many people win a Gold Medal for workplace excellence and is named the Most Valuable Peer? Not many!
so helpful. full of logical advise
This is so useful but seeing this in fourth year is torturing:)
Need help with this
I have a 2019 Mercedes AMG E53, with basically the same specs, and when I test it myself, 0-60 takes more than five seconds. Mercedes just knows how to make itself look sporty.
Let us be a little bit honest here. You can gather that information on how you compare to your pears easily at school. But gathering information about how much you drive up sales or reduce the load of a sales team is really really hard to measure and actually prove / quantify. Grades are part of school and they are given by some system that is not affected by your pears, they can have horrible scores and you can still score high.
What if the sales team you create the tools for for example require education related to the tool you have created? Or require some time using the tool that previously they used to achieve basically the same way, but it is just little bit nicer and maybe more secure? How do you measure that you've increased security? You actually cannot measure these things if you don't have a lot of datapoints from your work. Even if you had a lot of datapoints it would not be comparable to any other team where the sales team is maybe already more efficient or nimble, but the internal tool creator there has only been lazing around. He would seem more effective at his job compared to you if in the same time he was there the sales team had a larger output.
Any how I see that these kinds of percentual numbers are similarly just bs/fluff that nobody cares about, cause you are missing a base case. Maybe if the sales team had like basically no support before that and you suddenly support them they might have a huge boost in efficiency. But was it you who did it or was it just that they just needed an extra hand from anyone.
I wish I had a clearer cause and effect example. I generally agree with the show results instead of just say you did something, but doing something is sometimes more honest.
Hey Jeff, I am trying to download the resume template but couldnt do so , Please help !