SDS 480: Top Five Resume Tips — with Jon Krohn

Tailoring

Tailoring your resume for each job application is crucial for standing out in the competitive data science field. Jon Krohn suggests maintaining a master document containing all your experiences and skills, which can be customized for each application by selecting the most relevant entries 1. For those comfortable with LaTeX, he recommends using it to easily comment out irrelevant sections for different applications.

You should tailor your resume to every single individual job application.

--- Jon Krohn

Additionally, Jon emphasizes the importance of keeping resumes concise, ideally to a single page, to ensure that only pertinent information is highlighted 2.

   

Relevance

Highlighting relevant experiences is key to crafting an effective resume. Jon Krohn advises starting each bullet point with a strong verb and including quantifiable achievements to demonstrate impact 3. This approach not only showcases your skills but also provides concrete evidence of your capabilities.

Each skill should be organized within a bullet that includes a verb to start and a specific quantity.

--- Jon Krohn

By focusing on relevance and clarity, you can make a compelling case for your suitability for the role.