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the pirch resume guide

write a résumé that survives the robots — without sounding like one

five short parts, about twenty minutes. you end with a résumé that parses clean, reads human, and says what actually changed because you were there.

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here's the uncomfortable truth about résumés: the first reader is software, and the second reader is a tired human with seconds to spend. most résumé advice picks a side — game the software, or charm the human. this guide's whole opinion is that you don't have to pick. format for the machine, write for the person. both are learnable, neither requires a degree, and none of it requires flattening yourself into a keyword list.

it's written for everyone — warehouse, nursing, retail, design, code, care work. no experience shamed, no credential required. read it in order; each part is short.

1
what actually happens after you hit submit
the honest pipeline — the parser, the database, the search, the seconds. once you see it, every rule in this guide explains itself.
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2
one column, real text, boring headings
the format rules that keep your good stuff from parsing into mush — plus a copy-paste skeleton to start from.
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3
say what changed because you were there
the difference between listing your duties and giving testimony only you can give — with before-and-after rewrites.
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4
no degree? lead with the work
self-taught is a track record, not a gap. section order, gaps, old jobs, and everything you don't owe anyone.
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5
the last pass — then put it to work
the read-aloud test, a checklist that remembers where you left off, and what to do with the résumé once it's real.
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start with part one →

from pirch — the job hunter that reads the whole you. the guide works fine without it.