Resume tailoring guides by role

Available guides

• How to Tailor a Software Engineer Resume

  The skills and keywords engineering screens look for, example achievement bullets, common mistakes, and how to aim one resume at frontend, backend or platform roles.

• How to Tailor a Product Manager Resume

  Product roles vary more than the title suggests. How to work out which kind of PM a posting wants, and re-aim your resume at it without overstating ownership.

• How to Tailor a Data Analyst Resume

  The SQL, BI and domain keywords analyst screens look for, example achievement bullets, common mistakes, and how to lead with the right stack for each posting.

• How to Tailor a Project Manager Resume

  Project management resumes read alike because the vocabulary is shared. How to show scope, method and delivery in terms one specific employer screens for.

• Registered Nurse Resume: Skills, Keywords and Examples

  The licenses, certifications and clinical keywords nurse recruiters screen for, example achievement bullets, common mistakes, and how to tailor for each unit.

• Marketing Manager Resume: Keywords and Bullet Examples

  The channels, tools and metrics marketing hiring managers screen for, example achievement bullets, common mistakes, and how to tailor for brand or growth roles.

• Accountant Resume: Certifications, Skills and Examples

  The qualifications, software and month-end keywords accounting recruiters screen for, example bullets, common mistakes and how to tailor for each posting.

Why these are written one at a time

Advice for a project manager and advice for a software engineer are not the same sentences with a job title swapped. Each guide here is written from scratch, which is why there are a handful rather than a thousand. If your role is not covered yet, the general method for tailoring a resume to a job description applies to any discipline.