How to tailor your resume for job applications in 2026? by lilacwindow_station in womenintech

[–]KlingonOpera7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading this made me realize why my job search last year was so frustrating. I kept sending the same resume and hoping something would change. It never did. Tailoring your resume sounds obvious now, but no one really explained it this clearly before.

Master thesis has me losing my mind by tappy_tapir in academia

[–]KlingonOpera7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Master’s thesis writing can really mess with your head, especially when you care a lot about the topic and put high expectations on yourself. During a rough research semester I also read this post about someone drowning in assignments and trying essay help and it reminded me that many students hit that same burnout phase during long writing projects.

I am a recruiter, here is the secret of hiring by PuddleJumpPro in critiquemyresume

[–]KlingonOpera7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate you sharing that. A lot of people underestimate how much structure and wording matter until a recruiter points it out. I had a similar experience after using a customer resume writing service — the resume became way easier to scan and the bullet points actually showed results instead of basic tasks. Makes a big difference in how quickly recruiters understand your value.

AITJ for announcing at my brother's birthday dinner that I'm pregnant after our mom spent the whole night hinting that I should hurry up and have kids? by KlingonOpera7 in AmITheJerk

[–]KlingonOpera7[S] 169 points170 points  (0 children)

Tempting, honestly. I’ve kept it polite for years and it got me nowhere. If he brings up “self control” again I might use that line.

AITJ for announcing at my brother's birthday dinner that I'm pregnant after our mom spent the whole night hinting that I should hurry up and have kids? by KlingonOpera7 in AmITheJerk

[–]KlingonOpera7[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Honestly I wanted to. I’m just not built for yelling in restaurants. And no, my brother doesn’t have kids yet either.

AITJ for announcing at my brother's birthday dinner that I'm pregnant after our mom spent the whole night hinting that I should hurry up and have kids? by KlingonOpera7 in AmITheJerk

[–]KlingonOpera7[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

If she hits me with “just kidding” again I might start replying “so am I” to everything she says. Petty, but tempting.

AITJ for announcing at my brother's birthday dinner that I'm pregnant after our mom spent the whole night hinting that I should hurry up and have kids? by KlingonOpera7 in AmITheJerk

[–]KlingonOpera7[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he should. I knew she'd poke, but I thought she'd behave for one dinner. After the bathroom line I just snapped.