#150) These Resume Myths Need to Die

Today, our minisode is about some resume myths that need to die. Guys listen: there’s a lot of garbage advice going around in the resume world, and my goal here is to give these myths a swift kick to the pants and lay them to rest in their muddy grave. What is a muddy grave? I don’t know, just made it up, but it felt right.These are some resume myths that needs to die. And it all revolves around the belief that there are blanket one size fits all answers that apply for every job application. You may consciously say I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all answers, but when you are in a crunch, emotions are running high, and someone gives you a shallow piece of advice -- it’s tempting to take that advice and run with it.Now I’ll give you some examples of one-size fits all answers in the job search. All resumes should be one page or x amount of pagesAlways delete all experience past 2000 (or x year)Always delete all your interestsNEVER have fancy resumesResources Mentioned:Have you checked out our blog? We have an amazing editor and several of our writers at Let’s Eat, Grandma have been putting some really cool stuff together.And don’t forget to leave a review as it would mean the world to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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