Writing a strong resume is an art form in itself. When doing this, there are a few things to keep in mind: Do not misspell words. Do not exceed two pages. Don’t write a vague list of skills without providing evidence that you actually have them.
Nolan Church has worked in talent acquisition at companies like Google and is currently CEO of Talent Marketplace continuum, with one major red flag. “Probably the first thing I want to see on a resume is bricks of text,” he says, which translates to “an endless flow of text with lots of words but not much content.”
When he sees one of these, “there’s zero chance you’re going forward,” he said. His advice is to make sure your resume isn’t filled with endless words.
People write “three to four sentences per bullet”
Church often sees blocks of text under specific descriptions of each role.
“When people describe what they’ve been doing, they often have a hard time being succinct,” he said. Below each job title should be a series of single-line bullets. Instead, people would write “three to four sentences per bullet.”
In today’s world of constant text communication, short, to-the-point communications are critical. For example, in the office, a lot of communication happens via email and Slack. “If you can’t succinctly describe what you’ve done in your career,” he said, “you can’t write succinctly in the workplace.”
“It’s too easy to use a tool like ChatGPT”
