specifics are important #resumetips #resumewritingtips

27 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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Your professional summary is the make-or-break part of a resume. Use 5-7 bullet points that match the exact skills in the job posting, and you'll have about an 8 in 10 chance of getting contacted. You don't need to rewrite everything, just customize the summary for each application.

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You can specifically list out the skills that my job description needs, I'm going to call you 8 outta 10 times. Professional summary, incredibly important. 5 to 7 bullet points, high level about your background. And it's not feasible to edit your resume for every single position that's open that you apply to. You edit your professional summary for each position you apply to. And if I'm a hiring manager and you can specifically list out the skills that my job description needs in the professional summary, I'm going to call you Probably 8 out of 10 times.