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Should I waste time customizing my resume every time or just blast out one general version?
3 Answers
Oh, I totally used to blast one resume everywhere—ended up ghosted a lot. Once I started tweaking just a couple lines or skills for each job, got way more hits. Like seriously, matching keywords from the job post helped my apps pop in the ATS bots' eyes. Takes a bit longer but it’s kinda like showing you care; pays off big time!
Spend a little time tweaking your resume for each gig—it’s like speaking their language, showing you get what they need. Swap in relevant skills or achievements that match the job, so it doesn’t look copy-paste. You don’t need a whole rewrite, just smart edits to make it pop and avoid looking lazy. Trust me, recruiters notice that effort.
tottally get why customizing feels like a pain but honestly it’s kinda worth it, tweak that resume to fit the job description so you highlight exaclty what they want and don’t just send out some generic blurb that might get ignorred, makes you stand out more even if it takes extra 5 minutes per app
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