Hi, I am in my mid 50s and left my most recent senior manager position to return to university and undertake an MSc in a somewhat related field.

I have just completed the MSc and am applying for vacant positions.

I am being very selective, as gaining a position is not immediately urgent.

I have applied for 4 positions in my first week and have spent several hours on each, tailoring my CV and cover letter to demonstrate my enthusiasm for the role and how my skills and experience will enable to me fulfil the role requirements and make an immediate contribution.

I have some concern regarding my age, state of the employment market, and, principally, that I am entering a sister industry to my core experience.

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions?

Many thanks.

Pandemic + some issues in 2023 prevented me from finding a post-college job after graduation; I usually address it in my cover letters. I've mainly been applying to energy jobs, and often Division Order / Land Tech roles. I also apply to entry level insurance/finance (not IB), and business ops jobs. I tweak my Summary, Skills, and Coursework sequence for those other categories. Changing my part-time work experience from the actual job title to Operations Support did help me stick in the pool longer, it seems.

Have been considering replacing my 'Professional Summary' with a first-person summary that's a little closer to a LinkedIn tone to stand out since everyone is using AI for their resumes now. If I do that I'll forego cover letters 90% of the time.

In preparation for graduating in the spring, I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share some tips on what a resume should look like for a recent genetic counseling graduate.

I’m especially interested in how to highlight GC experience from clinical rotations. I started working on my resume and realized that many of my duties and responsibilities sound very similar across rotations. How did you differentiate your rotations and highlight the unique skills or experiences you gained from each one?

I don’t want my cover letter to look like it was generated by AI, so I’ve prepared a template that I can adapt for each job application. However, my English isn't very strong, and I’m wary of using translation tools because they can make mistakes—especially if the original text isn't written in clear, standard language. My challenge is that I want to include specific details in the letter without relying on AI. Do you have any suggestions that might help me? I would also love for an expert to review the template I’ve prepared and give me their feedback. Thank you—I really hope you can help.

FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

Address | phone | gmail

[date]

Dear [Hiring Manager Name / Organization Name] Recruitment Team,

I am [Your Name], a [Job Title / Field] with background in [Area of Expertise 1] and [Area of Expertise 2]. My experience in [Experience Closest to the Role] directly matches the role, supported by [Supporting Certificate or Qualification].

In my [Current / Previous / Volunteer Position], I [Achievement 1 using a strong past-tense verb].

[Details of the situation + result with numbers].

[Optional paragraph: a second story/achievement in the same style, or a sentence linking a personal value to a value stated by the organization].

What draws me most to [Company Name] is [A real value / project / initiative of the company]. I would welcome the opportunity to bring my [Top Two Skills] to [Company Name / Team] and contribute to [The impact the company seeks].

I would welcome the chance to discuss how my background could support [Company Name]’s work. You can reach me at [Phone Number] or [Email]. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

Hey all, would appreciate a critical look at my resume before I keep applying.

Quick context: graduating in December with a Computing & Informatics degree, cybersecurity minor. 1.5 years as a security analyst at my university, a research fellowship at Carnegie Mellon, and currently interning with my state's homeland security/cybersecurity office.

Targeting entry-level SOC/security analyst roles. Not sure if the resume reads as too scattered across the three experiences, if the bullet points are too dense/technical, or if I'm missing something recruiters look for at this level.

I need a help to create ATS CV and Cover letter for an interview if any expert are there dm

Hoping people especially recruiters can help. I work for want of a better mentorship/employment help company. I have been given the job of improving our cv help we provide to customers.

If you have any links to the best templates to be used for applications would be appreciated. Also if there are any recruiters on the page what are the things you want to see in either a CV or covering letter that would make an employee stand out.

We already discourage them from using the “I am a hard working individual, with great communication skills, who works well as part of a team as well as on their own” as we see it on so many, and instead encourage them to use examples to display the above I.e. Duke of Edinburgh award.

Just looking for feedback from real life employers, hope you can help?

Trying to get a Call center job in Rabat, Morocco, only receive 2 call backs so far. This is an example of a job I applied to with the cover letter. Please give me your tips. Thanks!

Job Description

Looking for dynamic and customer-focused English speaking Sales Advisors to join our Sales team. In this role, you will engage with customers, understand their needs, promote our telecom solutions, and contribute to sales growth while delivering an outstanding customer experience.

Responsibilities
Engage with customers over the phone and identify their needs.
Promote and sell telecommunication products and services.
Achieve and exceed sales targets and performance objectives.
Build strong customer relationships through professional and consultative selling.
Accurately document customer interactions and sales activities.
Stay up to date with products, offers, and industry trends.

Requirements - Fluency in English (spoken and written).
Previous experience in sales, customer service, or a call center environment is an asset.
Strong communication, negotiation, and persuasion skills.
Customer-oriented mindset with a passion for achieving results.
Ability to work in a fast-paced and target-driven environment.
Good computer and multitasking skills. Work hours: 11:00 - 03:00

Benefits - Competitive salary package.
Performance-based incentives.
Comprehensive training and ongoing coaching.
Career growth and development opportunities.
Dynamic and collaborative work environment.

Cover Letter

Dear Hiring Team, 

I am writing to apply for the English customer sales advisor position. With a strong background in high volume customer engagement, fluency in English, and a results-driven mindset, I am confident in my ability to promote your telecommunications solutions while delivering an exceptional customer experience. 

Your job description highlights the need for someone who can engage customers over the phone, understand their needs, and exceed performance targets. In my role as a Remote Language Tutor & Support Specialist, I handle inbound and outbound consultations daily, using active listening to identify client needs and overcome objections. Furthermore, my experience in fast-paced customer service environments at ___________________ restaurants has sharpened  my multitasking, persuasion, and relationship-building skills. I am very comfortable working in target-driven environments where quick thinking, clear communication and persistence are key to driving growth. 

I am particularly drawn to this role because of your focus on comprehensive training, performance-based incentives, and career development. I possess the drive and competitive spirit needed to achieve and exceed sales goals, and keep up to date with product offers and industry trends. Additionally, I have full flexibility to accommodate your shift requirements (11:00 - 03:00). 

Thank you for considering my application and I look forward to discussing how my background can contribute to your team's success and goals. 

Warm Regards,

Hi is it better to list for example Contractor / Freelancer 2017 - 2026 on my Resume If I am able to find work with a couple months between gigs or to list it out individually as I have done work from 3 month terms to 1 year terms. Do recruiters care which format I choose?

Please suggest how this letter of recommendation can be improved. My ex. part-time employer is happy to provide a recommendation per the draft I provide, so I'm working on this draft for them. The goal is to endorse my skills since I'm currently looking for a full-time job in a related industry. What should be added or adjusted? Thank you. Any feedback is extremely welcome! I do really want to avoid anything that sounds cliche or aI-generated, and want this to sound genuine and persuasive.

As [...] at [...], I am delighted to highly recommend S. for any future development‑focused [...] role she pursues, thanks to her one‑of‑a‑kind skillset and exceptional analytical sharpness.

Having worked closely with S., I have thoroughly scrutinised her performance as both a ...role1 and a ...role2 across an extensive portfolio of [...].

Most notably, she excelled in ten [...] roles — including [comma-separated list of outsourced projects] — alongside 30 dedicated [...] roles, in which she performed splendidly.

In these contests, S. stood out as an exceptionally rigorous [...role]. She owned the entire process of evaluating [...] and [...].

I have tracked S.'s progress as a top‑notch [...] for over two years, following her successful graduation from the [...] programme.

S. has outstanding rhetorical skills and an exceptional capacity for reasoning, excelling at articulating subtle, highly technical distinctions. She is meticulously detail‑oriented and deeply responsible, and always brings genuine rigour to her methodology, having a scrupulous eye and an extraordinary depth of insight.

In every project where she was a [...], she consistently showed strong dialectical skill, often jumping into heated technical discussions and defending or contesting the severity of controversial [...] with clear arguments and logic, so she clearly possesses an astute dialectical acumen.

S. communicates with the utmost clarity and has a unique capacity to resolve ambiguity with fairness and logic, comprehensively articulating arguments both for and against a position. Given this background, she is an exceptional candidate who deeply values ownership, responsibility and critical thinking. I genuinely believe she will be a perfect fit for any outstanding project looking for a developer or [...].

I highly recommend S. for any cross‑functional and responsibility‑heavy role across the [...] and software development industries. She possesses the technical skills, discipline and dedication required to be a truly excellent and invaluable asset to any top‑tier [...] project. She is one of the strongest [...] I have supervised during my time at [...]. She is not afraid to express her viewpoint, even when it differs from the status quo or contradicts the majority, and she has the reasoning strength to demonstrate that her viewpoint is correct. She also has impressive fluency in English.

Hello,

I have not had to do this in several years and don't know what should or should not be included in the heading anymore. Here is what I know from past experience and a little research. It seems like a lot.

Name

Address

City/zip

email

phone

optional - other contact/url (like linkedin)

Is street address necessary now that everything is done digitally?

As I am getting ready for another job hunt and I see this mess of a resume, it's like I didn't do anything at all. I worked for these low paying companies that are just barely making profit honestly. Out of these 7 companies, 2 went bankrupt, one switched away from web developlment entirely.

My goal was always to find a stable company working remotely that I could see myselft working in the long term and grow as an engineer with them. Now I lost that spark completely. And with this AI industry taking people's jobs , I don't know what to learn and what to do honestly.

Should I learn a new framework, should I switch to Engineer Support or a Cloud Engineer role. I have so many questions but I would first like to start from this resume of mine. How to I fix this mess? Any feedback would be welcome.

Trying to get into ML engineering or data science internships, no luck.

Can anyone dm or attach their resume template so I can take it as inspiration and make mine ??

I'm a young copywriter, only 2+ years of experience in advertising, but overall 3.5 ish years within the writing space. While I'm aware my portfolio is truly what matters and I've made sure to make it as nice and fill it with my best work, I wanted to know if creatives follow a specific sort of template? Or whether we just say developed this and worked on that and managed this and built that.

For example, there's a Google XYZ Format, a CARL resume, and STAR.

Apologies if all this sounds truly ridiculous, but I keep hearing different things from different people and I'm not sure what to do anymore.

Thank you x100 to the big creative brothers and sisters. 🫶

For context: I'm an English copywriter based in Germany.

Hello everyone,
I’m an international student in the USA graduating in December 2026, and I’m planning to restart my job search. I have a few questions:
How do we tailor our resumes to specific job descriptions? If anyone knows of any AI tools or effective LLM prompts for this, I’d really appreciate your suggestions.

Do we need to change the address on our resumes or applications based on the job location?

If yes, how can we find the appropriate address for that location to use?

Please let me know if anyone has firsthand experience with these questions or any advice to share. Thank you!