How to write a strong resumé

🎥 In this RocketBlocks mini lesson, our ex-BCG and ex-Googler Founder, Kenton Kivestu, covers 4 key tips for writing effective resumés.

📖 Additional general career and behavioral interview advice:

🎬 Video Sections:
00:00 Intro
00:58 (1) Understand the objective
02:46 (2) Less is more
04:36 (3) Use plain English
06:21 (4) Unique value proposition
09:20 Concluding thoughts

👀 Here are 3 examples of the same resumé: one weak, one OK, and one strong. We show how the tips shared in this video can take the same background and make it stand out.

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Resume Examples:

WEAK EXAMPLE - Too long, lots of jargon, hard to find a theme or UVP

OK EXAMPLE - Shorter, not concise, lots of long sentences, big content blocks

STRONG EXAMPLE - Concise, simple language, easy to understand, easy to pick up themes and UVP

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[manikchopra]

Started following the channel & the content is simple, elegant & valuable! Cheers!

[librarystudyntour]

I first want to say thank you for your videos; they have been incredibly helpful and clear. I wanted to share one comment on the tip #2. The McKinsey website says that they have experience in reading non-traditional, longer resume formats for advanced degree holders (this is for Associate, which is pretty much McKinsey's consultant position). I think sticking a 1-page resume isn't necessarily true for McKinsey, especially if you're an advanced degree holder; but I agree that in general, it's best to fit your resume in one page.

[hanannor]

I like your tips and greatly appreciate the CV examples above. What I would suggest is to provide some clear divider that highlight and separate the tips.

[TM-gcnw]

Is it true that consultancy companies do not want to see any investment banking experience on the cv, especially Mckinsey?

[oooooo]

Hi Kenton. Great video, very helpful. Thanks. Quick question- If I have held a couple of different roles in an organization, how do I put that on the resume? Putting all the positions down does make the resume more than 1 page after adding all the other work experience that I've had. Any suggestion?

[iklaseksambi]

What skills should one put, I read somewhere that microsoft excel is not a skill of high leverage, so what 3 skills can I put that can make the viewer go "Oh man, this candidates needs to be at the firm"

[SalehS]

I didn't like the video. Very broad and nothing really specific regarding either Google or McKensey. I would suggest you change the title.
Good luck