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When I applied for my first job, I painstakingly spent hours upon hours perfecting my resume. Each word was carefully chosen. Margins were neatly aligned. Fonts and character size thoughtfully decided. In those days, the resume was the be-all/end-all in getting a job – a page or two of your experiences (or lack thereof) presented in exquisite precision. There was no room for error on your resume, because in almost all cases it was the key that got you in the door. Not anymore. The traditional resume is still important to the job hunt, but it has ceased to be the…

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