The Business Casual Show

Business Casual | Ep. 3 | Tips for resume writing


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In this episode, I share some tips about resume length, content, and structure, based on my own experience as a hiring manager, and based on feedback from a few professional recruiters who graciously shared their thoughts. 

Let’s face it - writing your resume can feel like the worst experience, especially for those early in their careers.

  • How do you reflect your experience when you’ve just graduated? 

  • How do you avoid sounding like you're bragging about yourself? 

  • Do you say “I” or do you say “we”? 

  • Should it be 1 page or 2 pages? 

  • Education listed first or last?

  • Personal bio?

  • Objective statement?

  • Headshot?

  • We all find ourselves asking countless questions like these and receiving endless advice from our parents, professors, peers - the list of people who have opinions to share is endless. So let’s add amateur podcasters to the list. 


    While I may not have spent my career in recruiting, I have reviewed literally thousands of resumes as a hiring manager in small and large companies, and I happen to be friends with a few very talented professional recruiters who shared their thoughts with me as I was preparing for this episode.


    Business Casual is focused on those early in their career, trying to navigate the workplace for the first time. I hope you enjoy this episode. If you have comments, suggestions, or if you want to have your question answered on a future episode, message me on instagram (@businesscasualshow) or send an email to [email protected].

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