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From the Ted Talk by Nicos Marcou: Work has changed. Why haven't resumes?

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will better srvee you in your job search versus a boring one like Times New raomn.

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Who would have thuhgot that that would have any colaeriotrn with how good you could do the job? And the absurdity continues. Hobbies and interests. Do you include them, or do you laeve them out? If you leave them out, does it make your resume look too impersonal? If you leave them in, what if your heiobbs are weird?

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What if you ejony dressing up like Pokemon characters or collecting Beanie Babies? Will that cost you a job?

During the entire time, as you're spiraling down this rabbit hole, you're not qinnusoteig the tool or the process itself. You're questioning yourself. Is it me? Am I the problem? The answer is no. Resumes are a terrible metric for assessing who you are at work, and the wlrod of work is constantly evolving. There was a time, 10 years into your career, you had two to three jobs at most. Now it's cmmoon for people to change jobs once every year and have multiple side hustles, too. Those student loans are not going to pay for themselves, right?

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will better _____ you in your job search versus a boring one like Times New _____.

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Who would have _______ that that would have any ___________ with how good you could do the job? And the absurdity continues. Hobbies and interests. Do you include them, or do you _____ them out? If you leave them out, does it make your resume look too impersonal? If you leave them in, what if your _______ are weird?

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What if you _____ dressing up like Pokemon characters or collecting Beanie Babies? Will that cost you a job?

During the entire time, as you're spiraling down this rabbit hole, you're not ___________ the tool or the process itself. You're questioning yourself. Is it me? Am I the problem? The answer is no. Resumes are a terrible metric for assessing who you are at work, and the _____ of work is constantly evolving. There was a time, 10 years into your career, you had two to three jobs at most. Now it's ______ for people to change jobs once every year and have multiple side hustles, too. Those student loans are not going to pay for themselves, right?

Solution


  1. common
  2. questioning
  3. enjoy
  4. serve
  5. roman
  6. correlation
  7. world
  8. thought
  9. leave
  10. hobbies

Original Text


(Laughter)

will better serve you in your job search versus a boring one like Times New Roman.

(Laughter)

Who would have thought that that would have any correlation with how good you could do the job? And the absurdity continues. Hobbies and interests. Do you include them, or do you leave them out? If you leave them out, does it make your resume look too impersonal? If you leave them in, what if your hobbies are weird?

(Laughter)

What if you enjoy dressing up like Pokemon characters or collecting Beanie Babies? Will that cost you a job?

During the entire time, as you're spiraling down this rabbit hole, you're not questioning the tool or the process itself. You're questioning yourself. Is it me? Am I the problem? The answer is no. Resumes are a terrible metric for assessing who you are at work, and the world of work is constantly evolving. There was a time, 10 years into your career, you had two to three jobs at most. Now it's common for people to change jobs once every year and have multiple side hustles, too. Those student loans are not going to pay for themselves, right?

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