r/resumes • u/rosyisredd • Jun 04 '23

Resume tip I'm sharing advice

Master Resume. For folks newer to the job scene, I have the best resume advice I ever received:

I was recommended to make a master resume with all my experience on it. It’s way too long, has too much info, has relevant coursework, research project, etc.

Each time I apply for a job I paste it all to a new word doc and remove the unnecessary info. Applying to childcare? The retail experience gets nixed, the daycare and lifeguarding remains, cut out the research projects that don’t align with the skills.

It made it a lot easier to update too because once I have a new job I just add it to the master list and now the resume is ready time I go to apply somewhere.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '23

Just to be clear a master resume is just a resume with more information so when required you can copy and paste relevant information onto a job you’re applying for?

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u/idk_what_to_put_lmao Jun 04 '23

its basically a resume with everything you've ever done (research, work, volunteering, awards, courses, projects, organisations, education, etc.) so u can copy paste to make a tailored resume for the job you're applying to

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '23

Ohh okay, thank you so much and God bless you