Module 2 of 5
Craft a compelling resume. Understand personal branding. LinkedIn and digital presence basics.
In about 8 minutes you'll learn how to make a hiring manager see your real value in the 6 to 10 seconds they spend on your resume in a first pass.
When Great Work Stays Invisible
1 / 4 · 2 minEsther, 26, community health volunteer in Kisumu
For three years Esther has trained and managed 15 junior volunteers, organized three health fairs reaching 2,000 people, and helped lift childhood vaccination in her ward from 58% to 74% in 18 months.
Her resume says: 'Community Health Volunteer, 2021-present. Duties included organizing health activities and supervising volunteers.'
Esther's work is exceptional. Her resume is invisible. That one line could describe a dozen people with a fraction of her impact.
This is the gap we are closing today: not what you have done, but whether anyone reading can see it. The good news? It is a fixable problem, and you do not need new achievements to fix it.
The one job of a resume
A resume has one job: to get you an interview. Not to tell your whole story. Not to list everything you have done. Just to give a hiring manager enough specific, credible evidence to move you to the 'interview' pile.
Which of the following CV bullet points is most likely to impress a hiring manager?