Got told my resume read like a robot wrote it, so I rewrote it in plain English

A recruiter friend pointed out I used the word 'utilized' six times and said nobody talks like that, so I cut all the corporate buzzwords and made it sound like me, and now I'm actually getting callbacks has anyone else had to rewrite their resume to sound more human?

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zarak1827d ago

Are we really acting like buzzwords are the reason people aren't getting hired?

garcia.miles28d ago

The moment I cut "utilized" and "leveraged" from my resume, everything changed. It's like recruiters actually enjoy reading something that sounds like a human wrote it. I honestly think the corporate speak is a crutch people lean on because they think it sounds professional, but really it just makes you blend in. Plain English lets your actual experience shine through instead of hiding behind a wall of jargon. Good on you for making the switch, man.