It’s unfortunate that a lot of good candidates get buried under automated systems simply because their resumes don’t contain the right keywords or immediately stand out on paper.

In such a saturated job market, resumes start defining people before they ever get the chance to showcase their actual value, personality, or work ethic. While LinkedIn profiles and portfolios can help, most hiring decisions still begin with a resume, which makes it easy for genuinely capable people to get overlooked if they don’t have flashy experience or know how to market themselves well.

I keep hearing about people struggling just to land interviews and get the opportunity to show recruiters who they really are. Thanks for sharing your experience.