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Former Google Recruiter: Applicants 'zero chance' if Résumé full of Text Bricks
- archo 3y agohttps://archive.is/zvnqC https://archive.is/zvnqC <Full Title> A former Google recruiter says applicants have 'zero chance' of moving forward if their résumé is full of 'text bricks'.
- breckenedge 3y ago> Nolan Church … told CNBC that the "number one thing I don't want to see on a résumé is …" an "endless stream of text that have a lot of words but not a lot of context." Sorta like the article. Huh.
- mydriasis 3y agoBizarrely vague advice top to bottom. Just "cut back"! Write... less! Can someone show me a "Google ready" resume, then?
- adamredwoods 3y agoThe other issue is getting through the automatic resume filters. Filters are more likely to give a green light is there are enough buzzwords in the resume. We don't know which buzzwords are specifically looked for, so we need to include them all.
- ilaksh 3y agoI wonder if it would work to have a page that summarizes and several other that focus on project specifics? Maybe with a disclaimer at the top of the project pages that says "Supplement, you do not need to read this unless you are curious or a keyword algorithm, see simplified first page" or something.