Resume Writing Resources

Steve Zimmerman

Quick answers to resume writing questions beyond the basics: tense, using "I", periods, buzzwords, headlines, promotions and contract work.

Damon Alexander

The data behind tailored resumes, including Huntr's 1.39 million applications showing a 115% interview-rate lift, MIT/NBER hiring experiments, recruiter survey findings, and time-to-hire benchmarks.

Damon Alexander

Your resume has one job: get you to the next stage of the hiring process. That sounds obvious, but many job seekers approach resume writing as if the goal were simply to document their career history. The data suggests there is a better approach.

Damon Alexander

Why the hybrid resume format beats chronological for career changers, with target-role headlines, summary formulas for teachers and nurses pivoting fields, and before-and-after bullet rewrites.