The document that gets you screened.
WHAT ITS PURPOSE IS
To get an interview, not to describe your life.
HOW LONG
One page early in a career; two at most later.
WHAT TO PUT FIRST
Your name, contact details, and a link to your work.
WHAT TO INCLUDE
Experience, most recent first Education Skills, honestly stated Projects, where experience is limited
WHAT EACH ROLE ENTRY SHOULD SHOW
What you did What technologies What changed as a result
WHY THE RESULT MATTERS
It distinguishes doing from achieving.
WHAT A GOOD LINE LOOKS LIKE
Rebuilt the reporting process, reducing a two-day task to under an hour.
WHAT A POOR ONE LOOKS LIKE
Responsible for reporting.
WHAT TO QUANTIFY
Anything you can, honestly.
WHAT TO AVOID
Listing every technology you have touched Rating your own skills numerically Objectives and personal statements Photographs, where not customary Irrelevant personal details
WHY SKILL RATINGS FAIL
They are meaningless and they invite challenge.
WHAT TO NEVER DO
Claim experience you lack.
WHY
It is exposed in minutes, and it ends the process.
WHAT FORMAT TO SEND
A document that renders consistently, unless told otherwise.
