How to list certifications on a resume so the ATS finds them
Certifications get their own section, spelled out and abbreviated, with the issuer and the dates. Here is where parsers look, and where they never do.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 minCareers Editor
Jordan Reyes
Jordan writes the resume, cover letter and interview guides - the parts of the search that happen before anyone presses Apply. Every example comes from a real job title.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
How to prepare for a panel interview in 2026
A panel is five people deciding five different things. Here is how to find out who is in the room and prepare one answer per seat, not per question.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
Resume action verbs that beat "responsible for" in 2026
"Responsible for" wastes the first two words of every bullet. Here is where to find verbs employers already use, and how to swap them in.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
Who to address a cover letter to when there is no name
Write "Dear Hiring Manager." Here is where the name is actually findable, why guessing is worse than not knowing, and what an ATS does with the letter.
Jordan Reyes · · 8 min
Resume keywords in 2026: what ATS matching really means
A keyword only counts where the software stores it. Here is what Greenhouse, Workday and Ashby do with the words on your resume, and which ones to change.
Jordan Reyes · · 10 min
A cover letter template that doesn't read like a template
The four paragraphs, in order, and the sentences that make each one specific - built line by line for a real Operations Analyst posting.
Jordan Reyes · · 10 min
Cover letter opening lines that work, and the ones recruiters skip
Your first sentence should name a task from the job, not a feeling about the company. Here is how to build one from the posting, with examples.
Jordan Reyes · · 10 min
Cover letter for an internal position: what to write in 2026
Your employer already has your job history on file. Here is what an internal cover letter has to add, paragraph by paragraph, and who to send it to.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
Behavioral interview questions: the STAR method, minus the script
STAR works. The way most candidates run it does not. Where your airtime should go, which six stories to prepare, and two answers written out in full.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
One-page or two-page resume? What decides it in 2026
One page if your history fits on one. Two if cutting it would delete a job - because the dates on that job are what an applicant tracking system counts.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
Questions to ask at the end of an interview, by what you learn
Choose your closing questions by what you still do not know. Questions for turnover, scope and how you will be judged, and what a weak answer tells you.
Jordan Reyes · · 10 min
Resume for a job with no experience: what to put in it
You have the experience, just not the title. Here is the O*NET crosswalk worked end to end, from Retail Associate to Customer Success, with the numbers.
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