They’re far too long and have unnecessary detail. Some of these examples are excellent, focused on providing accomplishments with tangible results and metrics: However, it doesn’t say who these evaluators were – and we seriously doubt they were trained resume writers. LinkedIn documents in this blog that they engineered a process for automating the selection of only good examples, which, thankfully, included input from human evaluators. However, the inconsistent quality of writing among these can produce confusion instead of inspiration. The Resume Assistant is “powered by public LinkedIn profiles,” which is a huge bank of data to pull from. The quality of examples is unreliable, especially across industries. If you need to see examples for your job and industry, this feature can save you a precious half-hour searching through Google. Plus, it’s convenient not to have to leave Word for these. You can view examples for not just simply “marketing professionals,” but “Web Content Specialists,” “Product Marketing Associates,” or “Vice Presidents of Marketing.” Since your resume needs to be laser-targeted to each specific position you apply to, it’s nice that these examples are, too. The industry examples are targeted and convenient. ![]() Your job’s top skills should not just go in your Skills section (if you honestly have them.) They should also be proved throughout your resume (along with your transferable soft skills) with the tangible accomplishments in your bullet points. If many of the millions of public LinkedIn profiles have these skills listed, you probably should too! This feature can be a good checklist for you to make sure important skills are integrated into your resume.
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