Post actualizado el día September 29, 2026 by DeiviSanzPlay
Does your resume look like a badly told joke? Chill, you’re not the only one. 80% of resumes end up in the trash in 2025… <a href="https://www.chusmeando.com/informatica-y-tecnologia/excel-te-redondea-numeros-sin-permiso-aprende-a-quitar-el-redondeo-ajustar-decimales-y-controlar-porcentajes-en-todas-las-versiones-guia-practica-con-ejemplos/" title="😡 Is Excel rounding your numbers without asking permission? No more! Here’s the trick to stop it 🛑🔢”>but yours is NOT going to be just another one! (Trick #4 is so good that even I use it).
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STOP! These mistakes make your resume smell like mothballs
(And you hadn’t even noticed…)
Express fix in 30 seconds
- ID photo cropped with scissors: Seriously? Put a professional photo (or none at all). Pro tip: If you’re using the one from your cousin’s wedding, better leave it without a photo.
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Nuclear option (if the above isn’t enough)
- ChatGPT is your friend: Paste your resume and tell it: “Make this more sexy for a [your industry] position.” But WATCH OUT! Don’t copy and paste without reviewing, because then it spits out “I am an AI language model” in the middle of the text (yes, it’s happened).
- Key data in bold: Like this → “I increased sales by 27% in Q3″. If you don’t highlight achievements, your resume is worthless.
3 THINGS you should NEVER put (the #2 is an EPIC FAIL)
- “References available upon request”: This hasn’t been a thing since 2005. If they ask for them, you give them. Period.
- “Career objective: Grow within the company” → BORING! Better: “I aim to smash the sales KPI in a dynamic team”.
- Random hobbies: Unless you’re a Twitch streamer, nobody needs to know you like crossfit (unless you’re applying to Nike, of course).
The SECRET of resumes that succeed (and it’s not lying)
Mini story! → “Ana sent out 50 resumes and nothing. She changed ‘Worked at McDonald’s’ to ‘Team management under pressure in high-demand environments.’ Within 2 weeks she had 3 interviews.”
Pro trick: Use IMPACT verbs: “Led”, “Optimized”, “Automated”. If it sounds like a superhero, you’re on the right track.
FAQ (in case you still have doubts)
– What if I have no experience?
EASY! List personal projects: *”Recipe website with 1K visits/month”* or “Volunteering managing social media”.
– Word template or cool design?
It depends: For banks, formal and simple. For marketing, a tasteful Canva design (but make sure it doesn’t look like a meme).
Cool? Well, now run and tweak your resume. And if they don’t call you within 2 weeks, buy me a beer and we’ll review it together. Knock ’em dead! 🚀
Oh, and if this helped you, share it with that friend who’s still using Comic Sans on their resume… good grief!.
Fun facts to reel you in:
- 75% of recruiters don’t even read resumes longer than 1 page.
- Putting “creative” in your skills lowers your chances by 30% (prove it with examples!).
Did you like it? Then keep tinkering, because success is just one resume away! 😎
