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Overheard a hiring manager say they skip resumes with word salad, stopped me cold
Was at a coffee shop near my office in Austin last Tuesday, not really eavesdropping but it was hard not to hear this woman on the phone. She was clearly a hiring manager at some tech company, saying how she gets like 200 resumes for one role and anyone who uses phrases like 'synergize' or 'thought leader' or 'results-driven' goes straight in the trash. Said it takes her about 8 seconds to decide. I went home and looked at my own resume and sure enough I had like 5 of those buzzwords in there. Rewrote the whole thing that night with just plain language. Has anyone actually tried removing all the corporate fluff and did it help get more interviews?
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cooper.phoenix4mo ago
Oh man, I once put "blue sky thinker" on mine and my buddy still roasts me for it.
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hernandez.finley4mo ago
Why would you let what your buddy thinks stop you from owning what you put on there? Isn't a resume supposed to sell you, not make everyone laugh at you?
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