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Jul 2021
13m 47s

Looks Matter. (For Resumes lol)

EMILY DURHAM
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Ah- the age old question... "what on earth should my resume look like?" Fear not, I got you. Today we are going to talk about how to properly format your resume so that it actually gets read! 
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