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Aug 25
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255: Why This Data Analyst Got 0 Intervi...

Avery Smith - Data Career Coach
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Real recruiter spends 20 seconds on this resume and finds nothing worth keeping. I show you why.

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⌚ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Eight months, zero interviews

08:45 – Make it scannable

09:45 – The formatting problem

12:09 – Your resume has two jobs

16:12 – How fast they give up

20:18 – Hiring managers aren't clueless

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