05/05/2022
I learned the hard way that making my resume look good was hurting my chances of getting hired, and keeping it simple showed immediate and measurable results.
The image βDesign Did WORSE!β Shows resume previews, designed and undesigned which are mostly the same, except for a few colored elements missing on the simple one.
Formatting my text in one box and cutting my images made a HUGE difference in numbers, my resume is getting opened much more by employers.
I learned the hard way that making my resume fancy was hurting my chances of getting hired.