📝 Resume Refresh Episode 3

TLDR: Why Your Resume Might Be Getting Ignored

If your resume does not follow a recruiter familiar format, it often gets skipped before your experience is even read. Structure matters more than students think.

🎥 What This TikTok Covers

In episode three of Lathanial’s Resume Refresh, Lathanial reviews a computer science student's resume and explains why formatting and prioritization matter just as much as experience.

He walks through what to remove, what to keep, and how to present information in a way recruiters expect during internship hiring.

🧠 Resume Fixes That Make the Biggest Difference

The first recommendation is to follow a traditional resume layout. Recruiters scan hundreds of resumes quickly, and unfamiliar formats slow them down.

Key changes discussed include:
• Removing summary sections
• Keeping education concise with university, major, minor, and GPA
• Separating certifications into their own section
• Prioritizing high credibility certifications
• Simplifying soft skills and integrating them with technical skills

Introductory or low impact certifications are discouraged, while recognizable institutions carry more weight.

🧩 Why These Changes Help You Get Interviews

Recruiters do not read resumes line by line. They scan for signals. A clean format helps your skills and experience surface faster.

This approach improves readability, credibility, and alignment with how resumes are actually evaluated during recruiting.

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