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10 lessons from 500 Reddit resume roasts (patterns that repeat)

2026-06-12 · 4 min read

After hundreds of Reddit roasts, the same notes appear:

1. No quantified outcomes. 2. Responsibilities instead of impact verbs. 3. Irrelevant old jobs eating space. 4. Skills list ≠ skills proof. 5. Ugly formatting breaking ATS. 6. Missing target role clarity in summary. 7. Typos in company names. 8. Buzzwords ("synergy," "rockstar"). 9. Photo/header graphics on US resumes. 10. One generic PDF for every JD.

Fix order: clarity → evidence → tailoring → mocks. Tools automate tailoring; they don't invent proof.

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