This popular resume advice is ‘a waste of time', says former head of talent acquisition at Nike

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Some career experts say to tailor your resume for every job you apply to. Former head of talent acquisition at Nike James Hudson doesn’t agree.…

When you're applying for a job, many career experts will tell you to tailor your resume to the job description. They recommend sifting through its requirements to see what's most relevant for the roleand Levi Strauss & Co., disagrees with this approach."It's bad advice to customize your resume" for every role, he says. In fact, as far as a jobseeker is concerned, it's"a waste of time.

"The basic qualifications are always going to be exactly right," says Hudson, such as degree and experience requirements,"but there's so much more in a job description than the basic qualifications."You'll have a chance to better suss those out during the interview process and if you speak to someone at the company before you apply. But the job description itself might not give a 100% sense of where the emphasis will be on day-to-day job duties.

 

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