Thread by @PMDiegoGranados

This is the resume I used to get my job at Microsoft in 2019.

While it's certainly not perfect, there are a few things that helped me in the process and I'll show them to you, using colors 👇

A 🧵 with 7 tips to improve your resume and stand out

[1] Format

Don't worry about searching for fancy, and colorful templates.

A black&white plain old boring template works.

Recruiters & hiring managers care about your accomplishments and about you, not about the colors you chose for your resume (unless you are a designer)

[2] Write accomplishments with X-Y-Z

Most of my accomplishments were written using as a base the X-Y-Z formula (shared by Google recruiters)

"Accomplished [X], as measured by [Y], by doing [Z]"

Follow it as close as possible, but don't be afraid to write your own version of it

[3] Use strong verbs (red 🔴)

Start every accomplishment with a verb in past tense.
- Strong Verbs (Led) >>>> Soft Verbs (Assisted)
- Try to use verbs relevant to the role. For PM I used: Led, Designed, Researched, Prioritized, etc.

[4] Relevant Skills (blue 🔵)

I don't have a "skills section" full of Product Manager keywords like "cross-functional", "leadership", "prioritization", "Roadmap"

The keywords in blue are embedded in my accomplishments. I'm showing the context on how I used those skills.

[5] Show your impact (yellow 🟡)

Not everything has to have impact. Impact shows that:
- You can do the job, do it well, and can make a difference

Anyone can "complete a project in time" but not everyone can "complete a project in time by doing x, and having an impact of y"

[6] Technical Skills (green 🟢)

I write down all the technical skills that I know.

Many of these are taken from the job descriptions I was applying to.

- 'sprinkle' tech(hard) skills here and there
- Don't just put them in a skills section

[7] Other stuff

Number of pages doesn't matter as long as it's RELEVANT to the job

Tailoring your resume >>>>>> Everything else

Triple check for grammar/spelling mistakes

BONUS:

While I worked on my resume for a while (and there's still A LOT of room for improvement), what got me my recent jobs was the fact that I networked a lot.

Don't underestimate the power of networking.

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