Career notes for real work
The Praxy Journal
Straight talk on resumes, interviews, salary, promotions, and the job market. No fluff.
Resume and screening
What ATS systems actually do, and what human screeners still decide.
Latest posts
Showing posts for resume review.
Clear themechatgpt resume
ChatGPT Resume: 7 Prompts That Work (Use It as an Editor, Not an Author)
A ChatGPT resume works when you feed it facts and make it edit, not write. Here are 7 copy-paste prompts, what it gets wrong, and whether employers care.
Read →resume for freshers
Resume for Freshers: Proof Beats a Skills List (With a Full Example)
A resume for freshers wins on proof, not adjectives. The exact section order, a full one-page example, and what to cut: photo, DOB, father's name, declaration.
Read →resume objective
Resume Objective: 15 Career Objective Examples That Say Something
A resume objective earns its spot only when your resume can't explain itself. The formula, 15 career objective examples, and when to cut it entirely.
Read →cv vs resume
CV vs Resume: The Difference, and Why the Word Lies to You
CV vs resume: in the US a CV is a long academic record, but in the UK and much of India it just means a resume. Here's the real difference in one table.
Read →resume review
Resume Review: The 10 Checks That Matter More Than Your Font
A resume review that never asks which job you want is just proofreading. Here's the 10-point checklist, ranked by what actually moves callbacks.
Read →skills to put on resume
Skills to Put on a Resume: The Short List You Can Actually Prove
Nearly 90% of employers look for problem-solving, but a listed skill proves nothing. Here are the skills to put on a resume by role, and how to prove each one.
Read →professional summary for resume
Professional Summary for a Resume: 12 Examples That Aren't Adjective Soup
Most resume summaries are three lines of adjectives nobody believes. A professional summary for a resume that works: the formula, 12 examples, when to cut it.
Read →how long should a resume be
How Long Should a Resume Be in 2026? The Rule by Experience Level
Recruiters picked two-page resumes 2.3x as often as one-page ones. How long should a resume be? One page early, two once your evidence earns it. Rarely three.
Read →how to cold email for a job
How to Cold Email for a Job: It Beats the Apply Button, and Almost Nobody Tries It
Sourced candidates are 8x likelier to be hired, yet only 4% of workers rate cold outreach most helpful. How to cold email for a job: the script and the math.
Read →resume bullet points
Resume Bullet Points: 16 Before-and-After Rewrites That Survive the Scan
In a CareerBuilder survey, 34% of hiring managers called no quantified results a deal breaker. The resume bullet points formula, 16 rewrites, and the verbs.
Read →career break
Career Break: It Doesn't Wreck Your Resume. Hiding It Does.
51% of hirers are likelier to contact you when you explain the gap. A career break isn't the red flag; the silence is. Here's how to frame yours right.
Read →using alumni network for jobs
Your Alumni Network Beats LinkedIn. You Just Treat It Like a Mailing List.
Using your alumni network for jobs beats cold LinkedIn DMs because referred candidates are 7x more likely to be hired. Why the shared-school tie wins.
Read →should a resume be one page
The One-Page Resume Rule Is Junior Advice. It's Costing Senior People Interviews.
Should a resume be one page? Recruiters are 2.9x likelier to prefer two pages for managers. Above mid-level, the one-page cut deletes your best evidence.
Read →international resume differences
There's No Such Thing as a Global Resume. That's the Whole Problem.
International resume differences decide callbacks before content does. A photo, a page count, a missing birthdate. What to add and strip per market, and why.
Read →jobright alternative
Jobright Alternative: Praxy vs Jobright, Two AI Job Agents Built for Different Maps
Looking for a Jobright alternative? Jobright is built for US searches on the web; Praxy is a WhatsApp career agent for India and global roles. An honest look.
Read →naukri alternative
Praxy vs Naukri: A Naukri Alternative That Works Alongside It
Looking for a Naukri alternative? An honest comparison of Naukri's huge job board and Praxy's free AI career coach on WhatsApp, and when to use each.
Read →career gap
Career Gap: The One-Line Explanation That Beats Any Cover Story
A career gap costs less than the lie you'd tell to hide it. Copy-ready lines for your resume, cover letter and interview, sorted by why you were out.
Read →ai resume builder
AI Resume Tools Didn't Make You Better. They Made Everyone Identical.
An AI resume builder polishes your application into the same shape as everyone else's. Here's why specificity is the only signal left, and how to find yours.
Read →ai skills on resume
"Proficient in AI Tools" on Your Resume Means Nothing Now
Listing AI skills on your resume signals nothing now that everyone has the tools. Here's what hiring managers actually screen for, with weak vs strong examples.
Read →ats resume
ATS Resume: What the Software Really Does, Plus a 10-Point Checklist
92% of recruiters in one survey say their ATS doesn't auto-reject resumes. Here's what an ATS resume really needs: a 10-point checklist, no keyword tricks.
Read →resume keywords ats
Keyword-Stuffing Your Resume Now Works Against You
Keyword-stuffing your resume for ATS now backfires. Mirroring the job description makes you look like the other 243 applicants. Here's what wins instead.
Read →portfolio vs resume
Portfolio vs Resume: For Many New-Economy Roles, the Resume Is the Wrong Document
Portfolio vs resume: work samples predict job performance far better than experience (r=0.33 vs 0.07). Why the resume is now the cover sheet, and what to build.
Read →how long recruiters look at resume
Your Resume Gets Seven Seconds. You Wrote It for Seventy.
How long recruiters look at a resume: about 7 seconds. Here's exactly where their eyes land and how to put your strongest proof above the fold to win it.
Read →