Once I figured out a way to incorporate my hobbies into my resume (without drawing attention away from my professional skill set), I started seeing the benefit of doing so play out in interviews. Because I like racing a lot, I listed “Traveling the country experiencing and exploring new cities/events” under my extracurriculars section.

But be careful: Not all action verbs are as strong as others. For example, words like “led” or “handled” may have their place on a resume (sparingly), but don’t give the reader any details about how you did it.Did you lead by assigning work to a team; by creating a road map for a project; by organizing resources, people, and deadlines; or by doing some combination of the three?

Unlike the resume, which lists work history and experiences, along with a brief summary of your skills and education, the CV is a far more comprehensive document. It goes above and beyond a mention of education and work experience and often lists—in thoughtful detail—your achievements, awards, honors, and publications, stuff universities care about when they’re hiring teaching staff ...

In the U.S., a curriculum vitae is primarily used in fields where research, publications, and presentations are of great importance—for example, academia. But take note: Outside the U.S., the term CV refers to something closer to a resume (I know, it’s confusing!). So you’ll want to follow the guidelines for making a resume instead. (But ...

If you look at resume examples and templates, you’ll see that under each experience there’s often space for a few bullet points. Here is where you want to talk about your job duties and achievements, highlighting the aspects of your past jobs that are most relevant for the job you’re applying to. Whenever you can, include the results of the work you did and ...

And, fortunately, you can write a resume from scratch with less effort than you’d think (and you can even try a new template, like these options in Google Docs)—so why not start filling that blank page with a new foundation; one that depicts the best version of you and what you have to offer an employer. It might be the thing you need to get past the hiring manager and into the interview room.