Only 26 percent of resumes included at least five instances of measurable results. 36 percent of resumes had no metrics whatsoever. The ideal resume length is 475 to 600 words. 77 percent of resumes were either too short or way too long. One of the easiest ways to lose your reader is by including too much jargain, where it's too much fluffy content in your resume.
Austin shares the insights he learned from analyzing 125,000 resumes. These are the most common mistakes people make, and what you can learn from them!
Time Stamped Show Notes:
[0:25] - What I learned from analyzing 125,000 resumes
[0:30] - How we got this data
[2:00] - Most people don’t include a LinkedIn profile link
[2:57] - Way too few keywords and soft skills
[3:47] - Not nearly enough measurable results
[5:18] - Most resumes are too short or too long
[6:15] - Too many “fluffy” buzzwords
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