Why Your Resume Is Being Rejected

If you are a new grad looking for an internship or full-time position at a top-tier tech company, or you know someone who’s currently in the process of looking for a new job, then this article is for you. I summarize some of the top mistakes I see as a career coach and as someone who’s been on both sides of the metaphorical interviewing “table”.

Avoiding these mistakes is critical because if you are making any of these mistakes today, the chances are your resume is not getting picked up by the right people, and worse, you’re not getting the opportunity that you deserve.

If you prefer to watch this article instead, I made a whole video about it here:

Mistake 1: Too much fluff, not enough stuff

Many first-time candidates spend too much time on their resume! What I mean specifically is that they focus on the formatting, the color, the fonts, the layout, of the resume.

They’re so focused on the formatting of the resume that they couldn’t see the forest for the trees; they didn’t realize that their…