References on a resume: should you include them in 2026?
Leave references off the resume. Here is what an ATS extracts, when employers actually request referees, and what to put in the space you free up.
Jordan Reyes · · 10 분Careers 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 · · 10 분
The thank-you email after an interview: four lines that work
Send it within a day, keep it to four lines, and spend one of them on the answer you fumbled. Here is the structure, line by line, with an example.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 분
What are your salary expectations? How to answer with a number
Give one number anchored to the BLS median for the industry you are applying into - not the occupation median. Here is how to pick it and say it.
Jordan Reyes · · 8 분
Short cover letter examples: 120 words that do the job
Two complete cover letters under 120 words - Bookkeeper and UX Designer - with the public task list every sentence was built from, and the lines to cut first.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 분
PDF 또는 Word 이력서? 2026년 기준 각 ATS가 실제로 수용하는 파일 형식
모두 파싱 가능합니다. Greenhouse, Workday, SmartRecruiters 및 Ashby가 수용하는 파일 형식, 무게 제한이 조용히 업로드를 막는 경우, 그리고 어떤 파일을 보내야 하는지에 대한 정보입니다.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 분
Phone screen interview questions and what they actually decide
A phone screen is a routing decision, not a hiring one. Here are the questions, what each one resolves, and the two that quietly end it.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 분
경력이 10년 이상인 경우, 이력서는 얼마나 되어야 하나요?
두 페이지이며, 지원 시스템이 그걸 다르게 말하지 않기 때문입니다. 제공업체가 실제로 제한하는 내용, 두 번째 페이지에 포함되어야 하는 항목, 그리고 제거해야 하는 항목에 대해 설명합니다.
Jordan Reyes · · 10 분
The federal resume format in 2026: what USAJOBS requires
Federal agencies now cap resumes at two pages. Here is what USAJOBS requires on the page, what OPM checks, and how it differs from a commercial resume.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 분
What is your greatest weakness? A true answer, by role
Name a weakness the job does not depend on, say what it costs you, then say what you do about it. With O*NET work style scores for two roles.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 분
How to end a cover letter (and the sign-off to skip)
The closing paragraph has one job - point at the next thing. Here are the four lines that belong in it, the sign-off to use, and the sentence to delete.
Jordan Reyes · · 10 분
Second interview questions: what changed since the first
The second interview stops testing whether you could do the job and starts testing how you would do theirs. Here are the questions that follow, and why.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 분
이력서에 프로모션을 표시하면서 두 직무처럼 보이지 않기 위한 방법
스택된 두 직위를 하나의 회사 블록 안에, 각각 날짜를 포함하여 표시하세요. 여기는 정확한 형식, 파서가 왜 이를 필요로 하는지, 그리고 실패하는 버전입니다.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 분블로그의 최고 내용, 주 1회
주간 가이드를 한 통의 이메일로. 스팸 없이, 언제든지 구독을 취소할 수 있습니다.