i’ve read a ton of resumes in the last few weeks and i’m fairly sure the best...

i’ve read a ton of resumes in the last few weeks and i’m fairly sure the best way to write them is this

- worry less about how many pages
- AVOID wall of text
- use formatting HEAVILY to convey the point

i’ve been doing something similar on blog posts, and it definitely works to make them readable

it’s critical to remember that the reader is not reading, they’re scanning

but at the same time, if their eyes land on something interesting, terse wording won’t convey much

so instead use spacing and bolding to guide their eyes across the page

so the resume version of the QT is

- use bullets
- bold 1-2 words per bullet that explain the most, i had called them emotion words, but stuff like technologies that put the reader into the right mindset
- use spacing BETWEEN text (page margins don’t matter much)

i personally don’t even look at the buzzword blocks

without the context, i don’t know how much experience or how long it’s been since you used it

i’d recommend fitting the buzzwords into the job text