What Makes a Resume Ideal?

An ideal resume captures the attention of a recruiter in the first 6–10 seconds. It must clearly present your experience, skills, and value. A strong resume increases your chances of getting an interview and helps you stand out.

Key structure

• Header
• Professional summary
• Skills
• Work experience
• Education
• Certificates
• Projects
• Languages

Header

Include:

• name
• phone
• email
• LinkedIn
• portfolio

Professional summary

A short 2–3 sentence overview.

Example:

“Backend developer with 5 years of experience. Built high-load systems. Skilled in microservice architecture.”

Skills

List only relevant skills:

• technical skills
• software
• languages
• communication skills

Work experience

Each job entry must contain:

• company
• position
• years
• 3–6 achievements

Use numbers:

• “Increased revenue by 18 percent.”
• “Reduced API response time by 30 percent.”

Education

• university
• degree
• field
• graduation year

Certificates

List only relevant ones.

Projects

Include:

• project name
• technologies
• your role
• outcome

Languages

Example:

• Uzbek — native
• Russian — Upper Intermediate
• English — B2

Common mistakes

Avoid:

• long paragraphs
• vague descriptions
• lack of metrics
• complicated design
• grammar errors

ATS optimization

• use keywords from the job description
• simple formatting
• PDF or DOCX