18 Resume Tips You Should Actually Use

Here’s a roundup of recent resume advice. Quick, practical reminders to make your resume more relevant, readable, and recruiter-friendly.

Over on LinkedIn and X, the Karpiak Consulting pages post daily job search tips; quick reminders to make your resume more relevant, readable, and recruiter-friendly.

To make them easier to bookmark and reference, I’ve pulled the latest resume advice into one place.

Here are 18 resume tips...quick, practical reminders to make your resume more relevant, readable, and recruiter-friendly.

✅ Too Much History? - Read the tip here.

✅ Missing the Point? - Read the tip here.

✅ Scope vs. Results - Read the tip here.

✅ Where Are the Tools? - Read the tip here.

✅ Just Duties? - Read the tip here.

✅ That Summary Section - Read the tip here.

✅ Worried About Numbers? - Read the tip here.

✅ Starting With “Responsible For”? - Read the tip here.

✅ Using AI Resume Tools? - Read the tip here.

✅ Saying the Same Thing Twice? - Read the tip here.

✅ Too Much Fluff? - Read the tip here.

✅ Old Certifications? - Read the tip here.

✅ Buried Tech Skills? - Read the tip here.

✅ Job Hopped a Bit? - Read the tip here.

✅ Important Stuff on Page 2? - Read the tip here.

✅ Don’t List Your Entire Career History - Read the tip here.

✅ Too Many Duties? - Read the tip here.

✅ Still Saying “Responsible For”? - Read the tip here.

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