6 Resume Mistakes You MUST Avoid

Have you applied to endless tech jobs and never heard back? I'm going to go over 6 resume mistakes people make and how to fix them!

Timeline
0:00 Intro
0:27 Keep Your Resume Simple
0:52 Unprofessional email address
1:19 Don't Include Addresses
1:48 Tailor Your Resume
3:16 Proofread
4:15 Embellish

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[Spacial_]

Another tip: “lie” about an ability the new job requires. But only if you are capable of learning this ability in the time between you application and the first technical interview. This mainly goes for entry to mid level stuff, like Active Directory or pfSense. You can get familiar with tools like these in a couple of weeks, and companies tend to value those skills. And if they ask, say you learned out of professional interest and are looking forward to applying your knowledge on an established environment

[justinwilliams]

You are right on about changing job title to security analyst. In order for me to break into cybersecurity from desktop support, I had to change my title to IT Support/Security Analyst as well as learn and put on my resume Splunk and Nessus. Once I did those 3 things recruiters for cybersecurity roles came flooding in. It’s a shame you have to finesse or embellish your resume but that’s the only way to get attention for cybersecurity roles unfortunately. Sometimes no amount of cybersecurity degrees, try hack me, cyber ranges, and homelabs will do until you do those 3 things.

[madhatistaken]

Timeline for your watching pleasure 😅
0:00 Intro
0:27 Keep Your Resume Simple
0:52 Unprofessional email address
1:19 Don't Include Addresses
1:48 Tailor Your Resume
3:16 Proofread
4:15 Embellish

[deanhaycox]

Thanks for your advice. Its a pleasant suprise to see someone on here giving out career advice on a job their actually doing.

[DatCyberGuy]

I watched your first day as a SOC analyst from 8 months ago...This is SO much better!

[emilyau]

I applied for 70 jobs after graduating. Got 5 interviews and just took the 1st offer I got because the people there were really kind and I couldn't take anymore of the pain that is applying.

[Jombo]

Yeah I started getting way more interviews once I removed "Being a Baller Ass G" as one of my job skills.

[nocturne_adagio]

I feel like embellishing is one of the most important parts to CV writing - in the words of Joshua Fluke (a channel I highly recommend for career advice in tech) "your CV gets you an interview, not the job". If you know you can hold your own in the interview, then you make sure your CV sells you enough by all means necessary. Even if you arent 100% confident with some technologies they have listed but know you can go learn them fast (either on the job or in your free time - stuff like yara and sigma jump to mind), go for it anyway. Cyber is high demand and job requirements are more of a wishlist than anything.

[crimson]

I feel so embarassed to appear confident, I don't know why. It's like I know that I can fail and I know that I am not the best, why should I speak like I am the greatest. That's why it hurts me to lie or even half-lie about me in my resume. I feel that if I get to the interview I might get asked about different technologies that I do not know and I would just freeze. I am also afraid that if I land the job I will get into a scenario like: someone comes to me and says "do this" and I will sit there for an hour rethinking my life and run back home in a panic. lol

[LuckyClovers]

Proper video m8! Thanks for sharing kind sir.

[jongraf]

Thanks man! Any way you could do a video on continuing Ed credits in order to keep Sec + current?

[ssboxer]

If only there was a way to get around that implicit bias recruiters harbor when it comes down to names. Le sigh*

[evemackenzie]

And I wonder why no one cared about my resume.. I wrote everything completely honest and even explained how my job is simple and I can do that *but sometimes can make mistakes*. Now I know why I was constantly being rejected lol

[nomadicwolf]

Thank you for that Chat GPT tip. Who knows how many hours of monotonous reading you just saved me.

Great video, by that way. Thank you. 😁

[ChristianDLucas]

Just now realizing the Air Force taught me how to perfect what normal people call “Embellish” lol

[brahimayoada]

Mad hat is not holding back! I will do a makeover of my resume

[franklinmccullough]

ChatGPT is awesome. Thanks for the tips.

[Strive]

Lmao at this point I'd just buy the mad hat cert course. The Info is great

[C_itsNemo]

How can I do this when I only have the Google cyber security certificate ?

[JustClem]

WordPress? HA! I've now begun to laugh at the thought!