A résumé expert reveals what a perfect résumé looks like

There are plenty of ways to make a mistake when drafting a résumé. Take advice from Amanda Augustine, career-advice expert for TopResume, in order to ensure that you're representing yourself in a way that will impress recruiters.

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[That..Guy..]

My resume consist of 4 words: “Will work for money”.

Update: I had to take out “for money”. Job market too competitive.

[OneNewHope]

Here's the problem: Everyone has their own opinion on resumes. There is no such thing as a "resume expert." Basically there are just employers. I've been told so many conflicting things over the years that I just ignore everyone and create a format that works best for my experiences.

[EppingForest]

Most jobs are found through recommendation & networking (in my opinion/experience)

[WILD__THINGS]

The older I get the more I loathe writing and sending out résumés. I feel like they are a lot like online dating profiles; just a bunch of hyperbole and self aggrandizement that create unrealistic and unachievable expectations.

[alchemium]

When I send out my resume. It literally feels like I am sending it into a gigantic Black hole.

[jbw]

As a vocational manager I can tell you this: Your objective when applying online is to get your resume past the screening software of the employer. Try to put as many keywords from the job description into your resume and create a different resume for every job you apply for. Do not use borders or a lot of fancy fonts on your resume because the screening software might not be able to read your resume at all. Remember, your objective is to get your resume past the screening software.

[jnrages]

As a professional Recruiter, I agree with everything except for the paragraphs for each job. I only scan for key words in paragraphs but I read every bullet.

[AlexDMarie]

From my experience, a resume filled with action verbs and impactful/outcome based bullet points is enough to impress employers. At the end of the day, what works for you is best!

[Sicavip]

I don't know why is it so many hates on her. she is actually giving a pretty good points in this video. remember people don't have so many time to read every single word in ur resume. Its ur job to grab their attention to read more about ur resume. They get hundreds or resume, how is that possible for people to read everything in detail and expect them to remember u.

[gspeedwagon]

Application on website “please upload your resume”

Uploads resume

Website: “The next 5 sections please tell us about your work, and education”

[frstmourn]

How about companies actually read and hire based on the content of the resume not the damn look of it.

[alibarznji]

I'm 20 and I've sent out more resumes than the days I've worked.
It's a freaking waste of time.

[misswittank]

I have to admit I never read the "professional summary" when I am recruiting as they are all pretty much identical. Everyone can work on their own and as part of a team. They are always self motivated and can take direction.

[HDeverythingSD]

Why can't they actually read the resume? Like, is it so hard?

[wunderfisch]

ironically, none of the people who ever employed me actually wanted my CV.
all they cared about was the interview and how I could handle a test task, which really makes much more sense than anything you could write about yourself.

[NightOfCrystals]

The one-page resume is the standard now. Recruiters spend an average of 6 seconds looking at a resume. They aren’t going to flip the page. The exception is technical people and academic researchers’ CVs that are longer and fundamentally a different thing.

[Seahorse.]

I once quoted Duke Nukem in an Objectives statement. The manager laughed so hard and hired me without even reading the rest.

In the end, I broke my arm the next day while dirtbiking and couldn't start new job for 6 weeks. When I started, that manager had been laid off. I still had the job, though.

Objective: "To go where I please, and please where I go"

[matc.]

As someone that read resumes for years, while this stuff may be great for extremely high level positions, the average person doesn't need all of this. There's nothing wrong with a basic resume/CV format. It's what we're used to seeing, so we know what to look for and where. There is nothing wrong with a classic, run of the mill resume, for your basic job.

[Fifth_Ace]

Everytime I see a video like this the first thing that pops into my head is, 'I'm not meant to work for someone else.' I'll start my own business thanks.

[CuriousWanderer_]

"What you're good at and passionate about."

Same person told in another video something like, "I don't need to know why you like this, this is very subjective."