A few months ago, a friend asked me to review her résumé.

She had submitted more than 300 job applications and was barely getting any responses.

I knew her work. She’s thoughtful, highly capable, and exactly the kind of engineer I’d jump at the chance to hire. So when she told me she wasn’t getting traction, I assumed the market was just rough.

Then I opened her résumé.

About halfway through, I had a very different reaction.

No wonder nobody is calling.

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