Amy Miller

In the interest of full transparency, honesty, and a little humbleness, I'm sharing the resume that got me hired at Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.

This is the most recent version I sent to Amazon years ago when I was contacted about my current role with Project Kuiper.

This is not a stellar resume by any means 🤣 If I was a serious job seeker the FIRST thing I would do is add more accomplishments and numbers. The LAST thing I would do is change the format.

This resume is clean, simple, and written in Word. I send in a .doc every time. I have never had issues with parsing or an ATS kicking it back for any reason.

This is why recruiters tell you over and over and over again - KEEP IT SIMPLE. Let your accomplishments shine through. Give us easy to read data. No graphics, no pictures, no silly measurements like 4 out of 5 bubbles.

My resume has looked like this for over 15 years. Look where I've been in that time.

It's not the resume that gets the job. It's the CONTENT on the resume that gets the interview. Stop wasting money on gimmicky crap and let your accomplishments shine!

#ResumeTips #Resumes #ResumeWriting

I'M A SIMPLE RECRUITER MAKING MY WAY THROUGH LINKEDIN.

Channeling the OG Recruiter himself, Bounty Hunter Extraordinaire (and my celebrity crush since I was 7) Boba Fett!

Today I'm helping the AMAZING Chris Rice scour the galaxy for TEST ENGINEERS. We are HIRING for our Build and Test Team - check out our openings:

Test Design Engineer: https://lnkd.in/gYDjNXMj

Mechanical Test Engineer: https://lnkd.in/gpDKkebw

As always, you can find ALL our open roles at https://lnkd.in/gnMdhVNH

Don't find a specific role that strikes your fancy? Email us! kuiperjobs@amazon.com

#SpaceJobs #AmazonJobs #Innovation #Satellites #Recruiting #Hiring #StarWarsFan

Y'all I'm absolutely, positively stunned.

A so called “coach“ on here made this statement -

“USING A THANK YOU EMAIL TO FOLLOW UP MAKES YOU LOOK REALLY DESPERATE“.

My heart broke a little for job seekers. I thought “oh this MUST just be an attention grab. Surely they don't believe this!“ But alas, it was confirmed. They do.

Sending a thank you email is simply courteous. NOT required, by any means. I get them occasionally, and it's always a nice surprise. I don't deduct points if a job seeker DOESN'T send, but I do like them and always forward to the interview teams.

It doesn't impact our final decision, necessarily - but it's just a nice thing to do. It absolutely - POSITIVELY - does NOT make you look DESPERATE.

I'm sorry, job seekers, that this kind of bias exists out there and masquerades as “expertise“. Y'all deserve better.

You really do.

It's rapidly becoming a candidates' market in many fields - which means lots of complaining by recruiters about candidates taking counter offers or declining offers.

You've all seen posts like this - “we invested SO MUCH TIME into interviewing, preparing the offer, etc just to have them stay with their current company! Boo!“

Now imagine how candidates feel when they invest SO MUCH TIME into interviewing with you and preparing for their onsite / hoping to receive an offer - only for you to pick someone else.

Rejection happens, and it's rarely personal. On the candidate side, particularly related to counter offers - people are going to do what they feel is in their own best interest. If staying with your current company is THAT- then do it! I won't be mad. Any recruiter who gets pissy about this is not thinking big picture. Maybe your offer (comp or otherwise) isn't as special as you think it is.

I've seen the pendulum swing so many times in the last 2 decades, and I will never cease to be amused by recruiters who can't handle rejection.