Ideally, use exact words from the job description in your resume objective statement. This means—I’m so sorry to say—that you need to write a new one for every position you’re applying to.

Recruiter and résumé writer Sam Struan advices his clients not to worry about fitting their job experiences onto just one ...

Pick the top 3 to 5 things you think matter in the job description and try to address them on the top half of the first page of your résumé.

The best way to improve a resume’s attraction and the job seeker’s qualifications by as much as 50% is to metricize the achievement bullets. Here’s a simple example.

Summary. Submitting the same resume to multiple openings when looking for a job is usually a bad idea. To stand out from the crowd, you need to revise your resume to match each desired position.