✅ Use a pre-designed resume template
✅ Make the resume fit on 1 page
✅ Include words from job description
✅ Include company name you are applying to
✅ Does your first item on your resume reflect what they are looking for?
✅ Experience titles demonstrate value
✅ Do you have an online link?
✅ Remove the word “I”
✅ No buzzwords describing how great you are
✅ Are you using Action words?
✅ Measure everything in terms of impact, don’t just describe your responsibilities
✅ Technical Knowledge/Skills should include what they are looking for. Only show years if it is impressive
✅ Include only sections/items that are impressive: Experience, Projects, Education, Technical Skills
✅ No typos or bad grammar
Resources: Where To Find Jobs? Here is a list of my recommended resources for finding that dream job:
My Favourites:
LinkedIn Jobs
HackerNews Who is Hiring (You will need to search for most recent month)
AngelList
Remote Jobs: https://designmodo.com/jobs/ https://www.remotelist.pw/ https://remoteonly.io/ https://weworkremotely.com/ https://remoteok.io/
Others:
Hired (FYI, this is my personal referral link)
TripleByte
Whitetruffle
Zip Recruiter
Meetup.com
Online Editor: https://repl.it/ https://glot.io/