Resume guides

A resume has to do two jobs at once. It has to come through an applicant tracking system with its text intact, and it has to convince a person skimming it that you fit one specific role. The guides in this section take those in order, starting with the structure of the page and ending with the details that change for every application.

If you're starting from nothing, read how to choose a resume format first, then build a full draft by exporting your LinkedIn data so you aren't retyping dates and titles. With a draft in hand, the guide to tailoring a resume to a job posting shows how to fit it to each application, and the ATS article covers the file and formatting habits that keep the software from scrambling it.