1The Problem
Muzammil was early in his career and his resume showed it — three pages padded with coursework, a generic 'hardworking team player' objective, and inconsistent formatting that made him look junior even for the roles he was qualified for. He was also sending the exact same file to very different job titles, so nothing on it ever felt specific.
2How I Solved It
I cut it down to one focused page and rebuilt the narrative around the direction he actually wants to go. The objective became a positioning statement naming the target role. Every remaining bullet was rewritten to lead with the action and end with the outcome, and I helped him quantify results he had genuinely delivered but never thought to mention. Formatting was standardised so it parses cleanly through ATS software, and I set up the layout as a master template with clearly marked sections he can swap per application — so tailoring takes two minutes instead of an evening.