Resume guides

Most modern applicant tracking systems can read a text-based PDF. Here is when a PDF fails, when to send Word instead, and how to test yours.

One page for students and early career, two pages for most experienced people. Here is how to decide, and what to cut when you run long.

A one-page resume format for freshers and new graduates, with the right section order, what to write with no experience, and mistakes to avoid.

The layout, fonts, section names and file types that applicant tracking systems read cleanly, plus the design choices that break parsing.

A step-by-step way to pull the right keywords out of a job posting and add them to your resume honestly, without keyword stuffing.