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The First Two Lines of a Career-Changer Resume
The top of the page decides how everything below it gets read. A pattern for writing a summary that positions a nonlinear history in two sentences.
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The Functional Resume Question
Skills-based resumes promise to hide a messy history. Here's what they actually signal to a reader, and the hybrid format that works better.
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Transferable Skills Without the Buzzwords
"Strong communicator" tells a reader nothing. How to turn a transferable skill into a specific, checkable sentence about what you actually did.
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How to Explain a Career Change on a Resume
A career change confuses readers when they have to work it out for themselves. Say it explicitly at the top, then prove it in the history below.
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Writing About an Employment Gap
A labelled gap reads better than an unexplained one. How to put a break on your resume in one line, without over-explaining or apologising.