A good resume is ‘skimmable’ and can be read in under 10 seconds – that’s the time a recruiter is going to spend on your resume before moving on to the next one.
- Your best results/accomplishments/impact has to be at the top of the resume.
- Keep it a one pager – yes you can do it. Get rid of non-impactful stuff and don’t waste space (i.e. objective section).
- Include links to the AppStore if the product/app you worked was released. Include ratings of the AppStore as well.
- Focus on impact, rather than the ‘how’ of things.
- Skip the ‘objective’ section – no one reads it.
- (Unless you are changing your domain and want to use that section as a sort of cover letter explaining why you would be a good fit even though your resume does not have the experience required for the job)
- Move education to the bottom of the resume – unless you recently graduated.
- Either include a skills section or try to inject (ats) keywords into your descriptions so that your resume stands a better chance of not being rejected by automated systems.
This is the format I use – it is simple, does not waste space, is easy to scan and yes it includes a interests section – during an interview this has helped me at least a couple of times break the ice and have interesting conversations – I think its ok to show a little bit of your personality 🙂
I found this reddit thread super helpful as well – it goes a bit more detail into the template and why it works.