What Should Go on My Resume?
Include relevant work, projects, education and skills you can demonstrate. Choose evidence for one real job, then write clear entries you can explain.
Build a stronger resume
Working on a resume for your next role? Start with the experience you want an employer to understand. These Land Next Role guides help you choose, write and check it.
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Include relevant work, projects, education and skills you can demonstrate. Choose evidence for one real job, then write clear entries you can explain.
Use hierarchy, spacing, typography, and a reliable file format to make your experience easier to read and parse.
Identify the language employers use, connect it to real evidence, and keep the result natural for human readers.
Choose precise verbs that explain your contribution and avoid language that hides the work you actually did.
Review a resume against one job description. Find unclear evidence, missing requirements and edits you can make honestly.
A step by step resume and job description comparison that separates eligibility, evidence and genuine skill gaps.
Show college projects on your resume with a clear scope, your contribution, tools, result and honest limitations.