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Aug 2024
56m 34s

Winning Resumes? Keep It Simple (Ep 253)

RENATA BERNARDE
About this episode

In today’s hyper-competitive job market, your resume is your personal marketing tool. Therefore, choosing a good template is quite a challenge for many professionals. Especially due to the fact that the first "thing" looking at your resume most often is a bot, not the human eye. Most employers now rely on Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to sift through countless resumes, which means the template you choose can significantly impact whether or not your application ever gets seen by human eyes.

As a career coach with years of experience helping professionals apply for jobs and advance their careers, I’ve encountered countless resumes that looked great on the surface but were fundamentally flawed in terms of ATS compatibility. To investigate whether freely available resume templates are up to the task, I conducted an in-depth analysis of some of the most popular sources for free resume templates online. The results were enlightening—and in some cases, alarming.

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Timestamps to guide your listening:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Free Resume Templates
  • 00:54 Personal Updates and Episode Plans
  • 01:39 Understanding Recruiter Compensation
  • 02:33 Types of Recruiters and Their Motivations
  • 06:40 The Impact of Recruiter Compensation on Job Seekers
  • 09:58 LinkedIn Profiles: Common Mistakes and Best Practices
  • 12:32 Personal Insights on Goal Setting and Job Searching
  • 15:18 Analyzing Popular Resume Templates
  • 33:22 Creating Professional Banners
  • 34:43 Exploring Canva Resume Templates
  • 42:17 The Pitfalls of Reddit Advice
  • 45:25 Evaluating Indeed's Resume Templates
  • 47:02 The Harvard Resume Template
  • 52:34 Final Thoughts and Best Practices

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About the host, Renata Bernarde

Hello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. 

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