Stop Paying $1,000 for Resume Fairy Dust

You’ve been sold the wrong problem.

Let’s get something straight: resumes don’t get you hired.

— They’re not golden tickets.
— They’re not make-or-break masterpieces.
— They’re a “good enough” formality at the end of the day.

A way of saying, “Here’s why you shouldn’t throw me out.”

That’s it.

And in today’s hiring market, where recruiters are drowning in applicants, “good enough” is all it takes to survive long enough to get the real shot: an interview.

But here’s the problem: most people don’t even hit “good enough.”

Why?

Because the resume industry is crawling with crooks.

You’ve seen them:

— “ATS-friendly/compliant” templates that look like junk.
— Fiverr “experts” who’ve never recruited a day in their lives.
— Upwork operators pumping out ChatGPT word salad, fooling no one.

And don’t forget the “executive resume” hustlers charging upwards of a thousand bucks or more.

Who in their right mind drops a grand on a resume in 2025?

It’s predatory. It’s unnecessary.

And it keeps job seekers stuck.

Here’s the blunt truth: If your resume checks a few key boxes, it’s already doing its job.

Three fixes you can make right now

1. Delete your Objective section.
Recruiters don’t care what you want. They care what you can do for them.

2. Stop stressing about one page.
If you’ve got 10+ years of experience, cutting it short makes you look junior.

3. Front-load accomplishments.
Don’t bury results under responsibilities. Lead with proof that you deliver.

These are the kinds of changes that separate “shitcanned in six seconds” from “good enough to get an interview.”

That’s the bar. Nothing fancy. Just functional.

A resume isn’t a masterpiece. It’s a filter pass.

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