The #1 resume mistake I see (and it's not what you think) 👀

Everyone thinks a bad resume means bad formatting. Wrong fonts. Too much color. Not enough color. A missing "objective statement" from 2009.

Nope. That's not it.

The real mistake? Writing a resume that talks about your job... instead of your impact.

Let me explain.

Most job seekers write their resume like a job description. Something like:

"Responsible for managing social media accounts and creating content."

Sounds fine, right? Wrong. That sentence tells me what you were supposed to do. It doesn't tell me what actually happened because you did it.

Here's the fix: "Grew Instagram engagement by 42% in 4 months by shifting to a content calendar and testing reels weekly."

See the difference? One is a task. The other is a result. And recruiters even the tired, coffee-deprived, 200-resumes-in-one-afternoon kind respond to results.

Here's the thing nobody tells you: your resume isn't a diary of your responsibilities. It's a highlight reel of your value.

A few more mistakes I see constantly:

📌 Trying to fit everything in. Not every job, every skill, every course belongs on there. If it's not relevant to the role you want, cut it. A resume isn't your life story it's a pitch.

📌 No numbers, anywhere. Even if you weren't in a "numbers job," you can quantify something. Time saved. People trained. Errors reduced. Projects completed. Find it. 📌 Copy-pasting the same resume for every application. I get it, job hunting is exhausting. But sending the same resume for 30 different roles is like wearing the same outfit to a wedding, a job interview, and the gym. Tailor it. Even small tweaks matter.

📌 Underselling soft skills with buzzwords. "Team player." "Hard worker." "Detail-oriented." These words are everywhere and they say nothing. Show it instead. Don't tell me you're a team player , tell me you coordinated a cross-functional project across 3 departments and delivered it two weeks early.

Here's the honest truth: most people aren't bad at their jobs. They're just bad at talking about their jobs on paper. And that's a completely different skill.

Good news? It's learnable. And it's literally what I do for a living.

If your resume feels like it's not landing you interviews, it's probably not because you're underqualified it's because your resume isn't translating your value the way it should.

That's fixable. 💪

Drop a 🙋 if you've made any of these mistakes before (no judgment, we've all been there) : or send me a message if you want a second pair of eyes on your resume.