Brandon Guerrero

Contradicts itself, poor example materials

Revisado: 04-08-20

Questions and Comments for the author:

The example documents referred to in the book (at Ladders' website https://www.theladders.com/resume-examples) DO have modified margins with a weirdly smaller 0.75" on the right, despite his statement of opening a brand new document and not changing any of the defaults before writing.

The example materials also have both 1.14, 1.15 and single line spacing all within the same document, which is not default or consistent, and have other formatting inconsistencies.

BUT the worst part is the inconsistent, incomplete content that ignores context.

My questions for the author:

What is an "OPTIONAL PERSONAL, AWARDS, TECHNOLOGIES, KEYWORDS" section actually supposed to be titled? What if I work in a highly technical field?

Why do you say have only ONE VERSION of your resume no matter what? I thought this was a "marketing document". If I work in 50 different IT security regulations and programming languages, why would I omit certain ones and include others if they are irrelevant to the particular job I am applying for? Same with experiences, achievements and competencies. You can't fit them all in to one document that somehow works for all potential jobs. Duh.

In my opinion, the guidance in this book is lazy and does not provide anything impressive that you should follow as a reader. The written materials and examples are weak, without even one complete sentence provided (true claim).

I believe the business behind the book does not add value to the industry.

In my opinion, the writer over-generalizes, is highly presumptuous and seems to like hearing himself say the same thing no matter what. In my opinion, he makes promises and conclusions all at once with little backing for it. The Ladders has been criticized for its generalization of "$100K-$500K" jobs/candidates and their lack of delivery on promises. I believe this is valid criticism.

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