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July 2026
Tailoring your resume without rewriting it every time
Per-job tailoring works, but not if it costs you an hour per application. The trick is deciding what is fixed and what is variable.
Resumes5 min
Calibri or Georgia: the two-font system that survives every parser
Two system typefaces, a 10pt floor and margins nobody notices. What the deliberately boring font system did to interview rates.
Resumes5 min
April 2026
Your resume is beautiful. The parser sees a blank page.
Two columns, skill bars, icons, a tasteful header. Each one invisible or worse to a parser. The resume design that survives the machine.
Resumes5 min
One page, six countries: resume rules that change at the border
Photos, length, personal details. The resume rules you learned are local customs, not laws. What changes when you apply across a border.
Resumes6 min
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