A hiring manager’s no-BS playbook for writing a resume that actually works. Three resumes wahlala embhedeni yami ngoMsombuluko. Kusukela mantee, umnqumo, futhi umnqumo. Ngithanda ukunceda - Ngithanda ukunceda. Kodwa ukufunda lezi ndingathanda like iziko. Akukho ngenxa yokungabikho smart. Kodwa ngoba imibhalo ndingathanda eningi, engxakiwe, futhi ezahlukile. Kuyinto lapho i-shock me: this is not just a content problem. It’s a design problem, too. Thina uqeqeshiwe ukubhalisa izilimi njengama-transcripts zomthetho: linear, ephakamileyo, ezidumile. Thina siphinde ukubhalisa ATS. Ukuhlobisa ukucindezeleka. Ukususa umbala. Yenza ku-machine-readable. Kodwa lapha lokuphendula: ngisho nangokuthumela i-resume yakho ifilimu ye-ATS, kufanele akufanele. Kodwa uma mina, umuntu owahambelana, ayikwazi ukufinyelela kulabo ... Qaphela umphathi wokuphefumula ngaphandle kwe-context kanye namathuba amayunithi amayunithi amayunithi amayunithi amayunithi amayunithi amayunithi amayunithi amayunithi. And I’m rooting for you! I want to see your potential. Uma isivumelwano sakho akunakufaka ukuthi akuyona "Yes", kungenzeka ukuthi akuyona "no". Uma isivumelwano sakho akunakufaka ukuthi akuyona "Yes", kungenzeka ukuthi akuyona "no". I-resume yakho inesikhathi esisodwa: ukuguqulwa kwe-attention ku-opportunity. Yenziwe njenge-product. One nge-parts ezintathu: I-CV engcono akhiwa kuphela. Amasungulwe, ifakwe, futhi ifakwe. I-CV engcono akhiwa kuphela. Amasungulwe, ifakwe, futhi ifakwe. Isisombululo 1: Think like a product It is a reflection of your past. It is a tool to get you to your future. It is a reflection of your past. It is a tool to get you to your future. Ngakho-ke, sicela ukwelashwa njengemveliso. Imikhiqizo has abasebenzisi, imiphumela, ukubeka, kanye nokuguqulwa izidingo. is the hiring manager. Your user is an interview. The outcome is how you show that you’re the best fit needing a second glance. Your positioning without Ngakho, uqala ukuxhumana ne-resume yakho, uxhumane lezi: Yintoni i-roles iye ndiza? Ngingathanda ukuthi ngingathanda ukwenza lokho, ngaphandle kokubili kuphela? Yintoni izinzuzo angathanda ukubiza, ngisho ku-skim? Waze Futhi uma impendulo yakho ye-”isibuyekezo esilandelayo?” kuyinto “ukudluliselwa okungcono”, sicela uxhumane. I-Pay is not a pitch. It is a side effect. I-Pay is not a pitch. It is a side effect. Ngena ngemvume Ukwakha Ukulungiswa Ukulungiswa I-Resume yakho kufanele kube Hlola zonke izifundo zokusebenza njenge-shapeshifter ngaphandle kwe-spine. Ukukhula Izinto ezintsha Ukuphakamisa Ukukhipha reflect that ambition, Qinisekisa on the Ngena ngemva , and ngaphambi kokufunda i . Yini Waze Yini ngemva Yini I-Pillar 2: Umklamo Olandelayo Olandelayo Ukucubungula akufunda nge-fonts. It begins nge-respect. . Ukubuyekeza indlela abantu ukucubungula information visual. Futhi ukubuyekeza ukuthi CV yakho iyatholakala Respect for the reader’s time Ukungabonakali kuphela embhedeni. Ngiyazi ukuthi kungcono ngokwenene: 1. Ukuhlobisa Usebenzisa ama-columns amabili. Ewe, iyona kakuhle. I-ATS iyatholakala. Sishayele ukuhlangabezana ne-2012. Umbhali wakho uyazi. Futhi lapha trick: put Waze Okuningi abasebenzi abalandeli (njenge-me) abalandeli ngokuvamile. Olandelayo umfundisi we-education. Don’t ask me why! I don’t get it . Kodwa lokhu isikhathi yakho ukwenza ukuthi umlinganiselo umlinganiselo umlinganiselo umlinganiselo! Futhi nge-ke, ungakwazi ukunikezela bonke. experience education Imibuzo Okuningi 2. Isakhiwo Ngingathanda ukuthi ngithole kuqala? igama lakho, isihloko lakho, inkampani yakho, imiphumela yakho? Cool. Yenza lezi zibonakali kakhulu. Usayizi isithombe. Ukucindezeleka. Kodwa ukuphazamiseka konke. I-ATS inikeza kubo. Ngingumfana futhi. Your name and section headers are non-negotiables. Futhi i-hierarchy ayikho kuphela ye-esthetic, kuyinto Umzekelo: strategic Uma ungumthengiswa ngaphakathi kwelinye inkampani, ufakele izilimi. Uma ungasebenza kwama-brands e-top-tier (MANG? Big 4?), ukubonisa inkampani. Yenza le nkampani isebenza kuwe! Khetha ukuthi kubalulekile umlando yakho futhi sicela okuholela. 3. Ukuhlobisa Yenza indawo yokuzonwabisa. I-Whitespace ayikho indawo yokuzonwabisa, kuyinto enikeza indawo yokuzonwabisa. Uma isivumelwano yakho ibonisa umugqa omncane we-text, ngikho. I-headings yakho ye-section igxila umugqa, okuyinto igxile into elilandelayo, ngihambe kakhulu. 4. Ukulungiswa Izinsuku kufanele zihlanganisa izikhwama zokusebenza. Ngingathanda ukuthi kungcono ukuthi lokhu kubaluleke lapho umsebenzi lakho lihlanganisa, futhi ke, izikhwama zihlanganisa yonke indlela kulabo! Izinto ezihambelana kufanele zihlanganisa. I-Document Design 101. 5. Ukuhlobisa Usebenzisa umbala omncinci elihlanganisa ukuthi ... ngokushesha. Indawo yakho, amaphuzu, futhi mhlawumbe companies.Color = umbhalo. Akukho ingozi. Umhlahlandlela wakho ayikho umhlahlandlela we-brand doc, kodwa kuyinto isignali. Umhlahlandlela iyindlela eyodwa yokushesha yokubonisa yini mayelana nomusa ngaphambi kokufunda umbhalo. Ungayifaka into efana ne: I-Maroon → I-Confident, i-grounded, i-thinkful Blue → I-Trustworthy, I-Calm, I-Detail-Oriented Orange → Izinzuzo, izakhiwo, izivakashi Green → Fresh, adjustable, mission-driven Yellow (hhayi highlighter yellow) → Optimistic, okushisayo, high energy Red → I-Assertive, I-Decisive, I-Presence Ehlukile I-Gray/black kuphela → I-reserved, i-classic, isebenza ngokuvumelana nezinsizakalo (eyenziwe ngokuvumelana) I-Design ye-Skim Abantu akufunda izivakashi. Zihlanganisa. Yenza kulula kubo ukufumana i-signal. Ngakho, ukwenza izimo ezingenalutho, ukwenza imiphumela emangalisayo, konke okungenani futhi akufanele ukunceda ku kufanele kube emangalisayo. Ukucaciswa kwe-Micro-Tips Section Uma ufuna ukubuyekeza CV yakho kakuhle, awukwazi ukuguqulwa kwabo. Imibuzo ye-Orphan Words: Uma umbhalo omncane wahlala elilandelayo, sicela ukuguqulwa. I-Font Crimes: Khetha isithombe esisodwa. I-Font ye-Comic Sans noma i-Papyrus! I-Alignment Drift: Uma ama-balls akho ayikho ku-alignment, akuyona ingozi yakho. Rivers of whitespace: Izingane ezinkulu zokusebenza ngokugqithiselwe nge-text eyenziwe? Hlola! Hlola ngokugqithiselwe ngalinye. Uyazi i-magazine article. Ukubhalisa i-letter spacing: Akukho ucwaningo! Ingabe ufuna ukubonisa izinzuzo zakho ze-UI / UX njenge-PM? Kuyinto indlela yokwenza lokhu kusuka ku-get-go! These are design signals. And they’re telling me whether or not to trust your attention to detail before I’ve even hit your experience. I-Pilar 3: I-Content Eziquguqukayo I-Say Something I-Design inikeza ukujabulela. I-Content inikeza ukujabulela. I-Narrative inikeza ukujabulela. Ngiyazi indlela yokufaka isivumelwano esithakazelisayo: I-Number of Pages = 1 Njengoba Umphathi Wokuthumela, Ngingathanda eminyakeni 6, mhlawumbe i-10 uma ngihambe. Ngakho, noma yini engaphezu kuka-1 iphepha akukwazi ukwenza. Ngithole njengoba, "Lesi anakazi akufunda indlela yokuthumela." Yayo ekhombisa, "Lesi anakazi angakwazi ukunciphisa isixazululo lapho kufuneka?" Futhi impendulo yami ku-ke, ngokuvumelana ne-resume yakho, kuyinto. Okunye, edit it. Ngaphandle Ngaphandle 2. Yonke umugqa inesidingo umsebenzi. Konke umbhalo kufuneka uyenze umsebenzi eyodwa. Hlola ukuguqulwa umbhalo efanayo nge-verbal entsha. Kuyasazwa njengokuba uye wahlukanise izinto ezivela, futhi ngacabanga ukuthi uye. 3. Ukuqala nokusebenza. Ukuqala nokusebenza. • Ukusebenza : I-Led Sync ku-Teams Bad • Ukusebenza : I-Led cross-functional synchronizes okunciphisa i-40% ye-QA isikhathi kanye nokunciphisa i-launch delays Better 4. Order = Isinyathelo Yini yokuqala kuyinto ukuthi ngithanda kakhulu. Ungahambisa umsebenzi wakho enhle ephakathi kwebhulogi. I-Say Me Yini Yenza I-Company Uma CV yakho wathi "Google", cool. Kodwa uye usebenza ku-Gmail? I-YouTube? A moonshot? I-Line of Context ngaphansi kwezinye inkampani ikwenza inkampani yokuhlala. I-Line of Context ngaphansi kwezinye inkampani ikwenza inkampani yokuhlala. Izibonelo: “Meta | Product Manager, Ads Monetization Platform” “Seed-stage startup | First designer on a logistics app for small retailers” Kuyinto enikezela ukubuyekeza Ukusebenza kwalo, i Ukubuyekezwa kwebhizinisi lakho, futhi uma ungenza imibuzo esiyinhlanganisela nezidingo zayo. ikhaya Uhlobo I-Non-Negotiable Ngizokutholela Ngiyaxolisa Ngiyaxolisa. Ayikho izithombe: I-bias kuyinto enhle. Futhi ayidinga ukuthi ungenza kanjani. Umzimba wakho ayikho iziqinisekiso. Hlola it ngaphandle kwe-page. Akukho izindawo zebhizinisi: Ngaphandle kokubili umsebenzi owenziwe, kuyinto nje indawo yokushicilela. Akukho ama-novels ku-intro yakho: Umbhalo yakho kufanele kube ne-2-3 izilimi, ngaphandle kwe-jargon, futhi abantu. Akukho-manifesto. Akukho-salad ye-buzzword. Futhi ngokuqinisekile akuyona kwama-bullet. Isigaba Izinzuzo: I-ordered with purpose: Order matters. Always. I-Designers → I-lead with design tools and methods. I-PMs ne-engineering background → i-lead with product skills. Akukho izindlu zokusebenza: Yini "4 kusuka ku-5" ku-Excel akuyona? Ukubhathanisa ithebula? Ukusebenzisa ama-macro? Akukho umgangatho. Akukho umgangatho. Hlola. Ngaphandle izifundo ze-tool. Figma, Excel, Jira... ok. Kodwa yini mayelana kwabo? Uma ubhale isixhobo, ubonisa kanjani isetshenziswe, noma ubeka ku-skills section lapho ubhale design noma analytics, noma ama-user stories! I-Bonus: Uma uneminyaka esifundeni, i-middle-pivot, noma i-resume-anxious Ngaba unemibuzo yokufakelwa kwebhizinisi yokufaka CV enkulu. I-Add a Projects section Ikakhulukazi uma unayo isifundo esifundeni noma ukwenza isikhunta. Lokhu kuboniswe ngokuvumelana. Ukusebenzisa imibuzo yomhlaba real Ukubonisa umsebenzi wakho, imiphumela, kanye nemiphumela Ibhonasi uma uxhumane umsebenzi (i-portfolio, i-GitHub, njll) Ngathi Qinisekisa futhi. Qinisekisa ukuthi kukhona. Ungabeka umbhalo. Futhi ngokuvamile akufake lokhu njengesikhathi. Ngithole wena, futhi ngithi! Internships count Side projects 2. Ukubonisa ukuthi ungakwazi ukuxhuma Ngingathanda njengomphathi we-VP. Ngingathanda njengomphathi we-PM1, i-APM, noma i-Designer 1. Yini ndifuna? Umntu owazi ukuxhumana, ukuthatha imibuzo, kanye namasiko yokuhamba. Isetshenziswe izici ezifana: "Ukuxhumana nge amabhizinisi amabhizinisi ..." "Ukuxhaswa nge-design ukuxhumana ku-wireframes ..." "Ukuxhaswa nge-engineers ukuxuba izici ze-MVP ..." Lokhu kubonisa ukuthi ungathanda ukuxhumana. Ngingathanda ukuthi ungathanda ngosuku lokuqala. Ngingathanda ukuthi uzothola ukuxhumana, ukufundisa ngokushesha, futhi ukuxhumana nge-team. Sibonisa lokhu. Ngathi. Umqondo wokugqibela It is not just a document. It is a product. It is not about everything you have done. It is about making someone want to know more. It is not about everything you have done. It is about making someone want to know more. Ukubuyekeza kanjani? Ngaba ungathunyelwa ngenxa yokuvakashela kwakho. Ungathunyelwa ngenxa yokubonisa ukuthi ungathanda umuntu ukholelwa ukuthi uya khona. Ngaba ungathunyelwa ngenxa yokuvakashela kwakho. Ungathunyelwa ngenxa yokubonisa ukuthi ungathanda umuntu ukholelwa ukuthi uya khona. I-Curveys enhle akuyona ama-lists. Ziziphi izivakashi. Yenza le-your enhle esithathwa.