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Do this:

1. Write a list of 5-10 places you'd love to work and the role you'd want to have

2. Research the people who work there, the company's mission, and the company's marketing materials

3. Spend a few hours writing a job description from the employers perspective, to get you in their mindset and see the importance of certain attributes and skills over others

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After you do the above steps, you'll be able to see the parts of your resume/cover letter/portfolio that are important and the ones that can be left out.

All you need to do is learn how to shift your perspective... which is a hard thing to do. By doing the above steps, you should be able to achieve it, however.

In my experience, the insights you'll get from doing so are invaluable.

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Also, use a professional paid-for resume generating service, subscribe for a month, and then cancel. I'd recommend: https://resume.io/?ref=producthunt (I left the parameter on the url so you'll get the 80% discount)




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