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Apple Pages ships 9 free resume templates. Only a few survive ATS parsing intact. Which ones to use, the ligature setting that breaks the rest, and the export trick that fixes everything.

70% of skills used in most jobs will change by 2030 (LinkedIn). Companies run skill gap analyses to deny raises. Do it on yourself every 6 months to find your next $20K job.

LaTeX makes the prettiest resume in the stack. It also fails half of ATS parsers. 5 free templates (Jake's, Awesome-CV, Deedy, ModernCV, Europass) compared, Overleaf workflow, the honest fix.

74% of U.S. districts can't fill their teaching openings (NCES). Traditional districts average 3.3 applicants per job. You have leverage. Template + 5 examples by situation.

Hospitals have 189K RN openings a year (BLS) and still screen out half the applicants. The cover letter decides which half. Full template + 5 examples by situation.

87% of recruiters use LinkedIn to find candidates (Jobvite). Either your profile is findable, or you're invisible. Headlines, summaries, keywords, and DM templates that work.

Notion is great for drafting a resume but its PDF export breaks most ATS parsers. 4 free templates compared, the export workaround, and when to just use a doc.

55% of workers skip negotiation. The 45% who ask get more money 66% of the time. Exact scripts for the ask, counter offer emails, and what to say when HR asks your number.

"Your title tells me what you did. I want to know what you accomplished." Full IT resume example with the certs, skills, and bullets that get callbacks.

"Entry level" postings want 2-3 years of experience. Here's how to write a resume that gets callbacks when you don't have them.

No full-time experience? Your coursework, projects, and campus involvement count. Full internship resume example with the sections that actually matter.