Writing about resumes, the job search, and getting callbacks.
Practical, no-fluff writing on resumes, job search, and getting callbacks. From the team building Resume Blox.
- · 6 min read · negotiation
How to counter a job offer without flinching
The offer call is not the finish line. It is a short, normal negotiation the employer already expects. Here is the counter script, what is actually negotiable, and how to anchor on a real number.
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Cover letters worth sending, and how to open one
Most cover letters get two seconds or get skipped. A few decide the hire. Here is a clear-eyed test for which kind you are about to write, and how to open one so the reader wants sentence two.
Read post → - · 6 min read · interviewing
Turn a resume bullet into a tight interview story
A resume bullet is the headline. The interview answer is the article. Here is how to expand one bullet into a 90-second STAR story that actually lands.
Read post → - · 6 min read · resume-writing
The top third of your resume does 80% of the work
Recruiters decide whether to keep reading in about six seconds. That decision happens above your first job, every time. Here is how to design the part of the page they actually read, with a 6-second scan game so you can feel it for yourself.
Read post → - · 5 min read · resume-writing
How to write resume bullets that actually get callbacks
Most resume bullets describe what you did. The ones that get callbacks describe what changed because you did it. Here is how to write the second kind.
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