Master the art of the modern resume. Learn how to highlight your strengths, beat AI-driven ATS filters, and secure your next interview.
3 Essential Resume Rules for 2026
- Quantify your impact: Use numbers, percentages, and dollar figures to prove your worth.
- Shift from “Responsibilities” to “Results”: Instead of listing tasks, highlight the benefits your skills provided.
- Focus on value, not duties: Recruiters care about what you achieved, not just what your job description required.
Professional resume writing tips to stand out in 2026
The following tips apply regardless of your location and whether you have experience or not.
- If you did more than your job title implies, then elaborate more. Such as filled in for my boss for 3 months.
- See these CV action verbs. And use action verbs and action phrases This is one of the most important tips.
- Your CV must sell all the benefits of your skills.
- Remove everything that starts with responsibilities.
- Create a professional email address. This is one of the tips that most applicants ignore.
- Your strengths must stand out clearly at the beginning of your CV.
- Highlight your strengths and skills that match the requirements of the job you are applying to. And why you are the best applicant.
- Quantify your experience by including numerical figures.
- Use the past tense for previously held positions. And use the present tense for your current position.
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The following are commonly asked by my clients:
- Can you still assist me even though I have no local experience and I am looking for a senior management role?
- How do you write a resume in 2026.
- I have attended many interviews, but no offers. Can you assist?
- Should I provide a salary range?
- Can a resume written with the assistance of ChatGPT and AI software be detected by hiring managers and recruiters? Also, do applicants using ChatGPT and AI software get invited to interviews?
- When asked about my salary expectations, I provided a salary range. The company just offered me a salary that is at the low side of the range. Can I negotiate a higher salary?
- Does a resume that stands out make it easier for me to negotiate a higher salary?
- Do you provide tailored solutions to help NDIS participants to achieve their goals?
- Can you assist with asking for a raise as a woman?
Why is your resume so important?
- Everyone’s resume has employment history. But only a resume that stands out will be selected for interviews.
- So only the best resumes will be selected.
- A resume that stands out results in getting the best jobs. And also results in getting the highest paying jobs.
- An employer knows that if they don’t offer you the highest salary, another employer will notice your outstanding resume.
What not to include in your resume
- Don’t include hobbies.
- Avoid mentioning ethnic or religious affiliations.
- Don’t include your expected salary or your current salary.
- Avoid abbreviations, even for common words.
- Don’t include marital status, health or age. Only include, if asked to do so.
- Never use “I” to identify yourself.
- Minimize highlighting in bold.
More resume writing tips for 2026
- The overall appearance of your resume is very important. So, ensure there is adequate white space.
- Fill in any gaps by inserting any valuable work, courses and training. Including part time student or volunteer work.
- Proofread, as it is imperative to catch all mistakes. Including spelling and grammar mistakes, then correct them.
I help clients Australia wide, including clients in Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle.
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KMD-Solutions is based in Sydney, NSW, Australia