He's sworn by the same résumé format for the past 9 years. In 2022, it landed him a $350,000 job at Google — check it out.

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Yung-Yu Lin has worked at Yahoo, Meta, Visa, PayPal, and Google.

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The résumé hack to use to get recruiters' attention

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Making your résumé easy to scan can help recruiters get to the key ideas quickly.

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I'm a millennial job seeker who kept getting my résumé rejected. Then, I changed the formatting.

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Dania Swails began working in finance after college.

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I struggled to find a job after college, so I changed my name on my résumé and landed one almost immediately

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Kadiri said he now embraces his name and identity.

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Emily or Lakisha? Guess which one hiring managers chose.

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Researchers examined how race affects the likelihood a job applicant will get a callback for an entry-level job.

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I interned at JPMorgan and then moved up the ranks. Here's how I nailed the interview and landed my full-time offer.

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Alexis Taub worked at JPMorgan for almost six years.

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A woman who spent a year job-searching in Australia shares the resume that got her zero interviews — and what she changed to get hired

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Baishakhi Connor moved to Australia 15 years ago.

Baishakhi Connor

This CEO wants to kill the résumé

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Finding a job often involves using a résumé. Advocates say there are better approaches.

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A former Amazon recruiter says one of the biggest mistakes job seekers make is putting Miss America-style statements in résumés

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Many people forget to quantify their achievements in résumés.

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I lied on my résumé to get a better-paying job — and I think others should do the same

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The employee said that lying on their résumé "made a world of difference in my quality of life."

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