Polish your resume
Bring your resume to a specialist and sharpen it where it counts: turn duty-bullets into impact-bullets with real numbers, match the keywords the role actually asks for, and shape a clear story a recruiter can grasp in the ten seconds they will give it. Small fixes, big difference.
A recruiter spends about ten seconds on your resume before deciding. The good news: a few sharp fixes are usually all it takes to survive that ten seconds.
Step by step
- 1
Lead each bullet with impact
Open on what changed because of you, not the duty you were assigned.
- 2
Add real numbers
A number makes an achievement believable — even a rough one beats none.
- 3
Match the role's keywords
Mirror the skills and terms from the job post so you clear the filter and catch the eye.
- 4
Cut it to one clear story
Trim anything that muddies the through-line of who you are and where you are headed.
Ten seconds is the test
Your resume gets a glance, not a read. Impact up top, numbers to back it, and keywords that match — that is what survives the ten-second skim and earns the proper look.
Key terms
- Impact bullet.
- A line that shows the result, not just the task — "grew X by Y", not "responsible for X".
- Keywords.
- The skills and terms from the job post that both filters and humans scan for.
FAQ
How long should a resume be?
One page for most people; two if you genuinely have the years to fill them. Never pad it to look longer.
Do I need a different resume per job?
Tailor the top summary and the keywords each time — that small effort is where the payoff is.