πŸ“„ Your Resume Format Is Fine (Stop Overthinking It)

Plus: Spotlight on the platform connecting clients with skilled remote freelancers

Author

Chris Ming
January 05, 2026

Hello there 😎 

Happy new year! I hope you’re pumped for 2026. Let’s jump right into it:

I reviewed three resumes last week. All from talented professionals spiraling over the same worry:

  • "Is one page too short?"

  • "Will they think I'm hiding something?"

  • "Should I bulk this up to look more substantial?"

Here's what I told them: Stop.

Your resume gets evaluated at two levels.

Level one: the ATS scans for keywords. Think: a robot counting matches.

Level two: human recruiters scanning your last three roles. Looking for one thing: Why you're the right fit right now?

Everything else is noise.

Last month, I worked with someone who had 12 years of experience

We kept their resume to one page. Three roles, focused on specific metrics and outlining clear outcomes.

Two weeks later, they landed four interviews.

No fancy graphics. No creative layouts. No tables that break ATS parsers.

Just clean, scannable sections with the right keywords.

Being concise forces ruthlessness.

Every line earns its spot. No filler or generic "managed cross-functional teams" that could describe anyone.

The one-page resume isn't sacred. But it's a forcing function. It makes you choose your most impressive, relevant wins.

βœ‚οΈ Use AI to help you shape your resume:

"Here's my two-page resume and three job descriptions I'm targeting. Help me identify which bullets are most relevant to these roles and which I should cut. Focus on keeping only achievements with measurable impact from my last three roles. Remove anything generic or from roles older than 8 years unless truly exceptional."

πŸͺš Then sharpen what's left:

"Review this streamlined resume against these job descriptions. Ensure I'm using the exact keywords from the postings while keeping the language natural and scannable. Flag any bullets that feel like filler."

Then review what’s left. Ask yourself:

  • Does this communicate my value in 10 seconds?

  • Can a recruiter see how my recent work solves their problem right now?

Most people pad their resumes with jobs from eight years ago. Responsibilities no one cares about anymore.

Instead, you're being strategic. Trust the tight approach. Use AI to make it tighter. Keep the format clean so ATSs can parse it.

That's what gets you past robots and in front of humans.

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πŸ“œ Wondering if your resume is hurting you?

Anxious about whether your streamlined approach looks unprofessional to recruiters?

The truth is: it’s not.

At the ATS level, they're looking for keywords and keyword density.

At the recruiter level, the focus is on communicating why you're the best fit, right now.

That's done in the narrative you tell in the first ~3 recent roles, not what's past that.

To help, I started Land The Interview, my hands-on service where I rebuild your resume to surface your value in under 6 seconds and restructure your LinkedIn profile so recruiters reach out to you.

No more wondering why your applications disappear into black holes in 2026. Just materials that actually work.

❝

"My hit rate jumped from 0% to 14% (application-to-interview). For every 7 jobs I applied to, 1 became an interview!"

Zack K

Most people don’t need a full overhaul. They just need a few small adjustments to make their value clearer at a glance.

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 πŸ”¦ Spotlight: Toptal

πŸ”¬ Deep research is the secret to standing out in your application, cover letter, and interviews. Every newsletter, I’ll do that research for you with one company with open roles from this newsletter, so you can skip the work and improve your application.

🏒 What they do:

Platform connecting clients with highly skilled remote freelancers and professionals

πŸ“ Headquarters:

Work from Anywhere, Remote

πŸ‘€ Employee count:

5,980

πŸ“ˆ Employee growth:

2% YoY growth (5879 β†’ 5980 employees)

πŸ—’οΈ Company reviews:

3.6/5 ⭐ rating (750 reviews) | 61% CEO approval

πŸ’Έ Funding stage:

Seed

βš”οΈ Competitors:

Upwork, Fiverr, Arc, Gun.io, MarketerHire

πŸ““ Three key initiatives:

  • HireGlobal: A global hiring, payroll, and compliance platform positioned as a cost-effective solution leveraging Toptal's global payroll experience ($/contractor payments background) to help companies hire worldwide Source: Toptal About / HireGlobal pages

  • TechResume: A premium career services offering (resume creation, LinkedIn optimization, 1:1 coaching) targeting tech professionals Source: Toptal About / TechResume pages

  • Toptal Marketing: Dedicated marketing practice and acquisition of Growth Collective to deliver on-demand marketing talent and end-to-end marketing services (launched at Cannes Lions 2024) Source: Toptal Press Center (press release)

✈️ Remote work stance:

Toptal is a fully remote company! 🌎 Operating as a distributed global organization for over a decade, Toptal employs more than 4,000 people across 100+ countries with no physical offices. Their policy emphasizes flexibility with their careers page stating, "Work wherever, on your terms. Being a fully-remote workforce means that all you need is wifi and a laptop," though employees must generally have English fluency and work hours that overlap with US Eastern Time.

I used to hate managing my job search in Google Docs. Everything was scattered across different folders. Using Gemini was painful.

Then I started using Notion for my job search, and it actually made sense:

Everything in one place.

Easy to make things look good without fighting the formatting.

Here's what changed my mind: Notion AI used to be pretty bad. Like, unusable bad. But they've seriously upgraded it. Now I actually use it all the time.

Here’s how you can quickly get started:

  • One "Job Search" page with databases for Companies, Applications, and Networking Contacts

  • Use Notion AI to draft cover letters and prep interview talking points

  • Templates for company research so I'm not starting from scratch each time

  • AI search across everything when I need to find something fast

If you're managing your job search across a bunch of scattered docs and losing track of things, give Notion a shot. The free version does everything you need to get started.

🀝 When you’re ready, here are 2 ways I can help you land your next job:

1/ Land The Interview Resume Service - I fix your resume, LinkedIn, and cover letter so you stop getting ghosted and start getting responses. No more wondering why your applications disappear into black holes. Just marketing materials that work.

2/ Get personalized career coaching. Want to accelerate your remote job search? I'll work directly with you in my high-touch group coaching program. You'll get resume reviews, outreach message editing, interview feedback, and more, to help you land your dream remote role. Only 1 spot remaining. Sold out β€” join the waitlist.

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