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Episode 121

How To Write A Resume Big-Tech Recruiters Can't Ignore

Aug 8, 202600:15:52On YouTube too
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I still have the exact one-page PDF that got me shortlisted for a Program Manager role at Apple. No skill bars pretending "80% Excel" means anything.

Who this is for

  • You are trying to get hired without sounding like everybody else in the pile.
  • You would rather hear Naman Pandey's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.

Key takeaways

  • Write A Resume Big-Tech Recruiters Can't Ignore

Fast scan timestamps

0:00– The resume that got into Apple
0:30– The one test that runs everything
1:45– Sections + the order that matters
3:15– The overview: small, or gone
4:45– Power verbs are the engine
6:15– The bullet formula (and "I don't have numbers")

Show notes

I still have the exact one-page PDF that got me shortlisted for a Program Manager role at Apple. No skill bars pretending "80% Excel" means anything. And here's the part the chapters give away early: I didn't get the job. (We get into why at , and it's the most useful thirty seconds in here.) So this episode is me pulling that resume apart, line by line.

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