| ✦ The 2026 Job Hunt Recipe |
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Fixing your Resume?? It's been weeks!
Your Canva Resume SUCKS. There I said it!
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80+ is the bare minimum.
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✦ The Problem
Build ONE resume
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Stop rewriting. Build one base resume.
98%
of applicants never get an interview
Most never hear back. Be the one that does.
So don't blend in. Build one sharp base resume, swap only the skills, and don't keyword-stuff it, a recruiter can tell in seconds.
Source: Glassdoor, 2025 (about 250 applications per role, 2% interviewed).
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✦ The Solution
2-page resumes are your FRIEND
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"Fit it on one page" is outdated advice.
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The resume I submitted to Instagram?
Two full pages.
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From the Chef
When you've got real experience, two pages earns its space. Keep each role to 3 or 4 tight bullets and let the work fill the page, never filler.
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Build a resume that beats the bots.
Before a human ever sees it, software scans it. Cook for the scanner first.
Ingredients
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Simple, single-column layout a bot can actually read. |
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Tailor it slightly to each role. Never keyword-stuff it. |
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Campus jobs and college roles count. Put them on. |
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Leave out
Colors, icons, columns, headshots, and Canva. Every time.
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✦ Success Story
She made it out.
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Her Comeback
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Rachel Schleider Associate Social Strategist, Gallery Media (VaynerX) |
The Question What helped your job hunt that you didn't think would work? “Honestly, what helped me most wasn't the networking or cold reaching out. It was making sure I was the first applicant, applying as soon as jobs were posted.”
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My Take
Speed beats polish. Being early puts you in front of a human
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✦ A Personal Story
I've been there.
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Nicholas Alexis The Chef |
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I had a post sitting in my drafts titled “Today, I give up on the job hunt.”
I was days away from posting it. I was just so tired of rejection. I'd sent over 1,500 applications, 300 in a single month, and gotten almost nothing back. It's a weird place to be, going from “I directed a Times Square billboard at 23” to “this is the 1,000th rejection email.” It felt like purgatory.
What finally changed things wasn't another 50 applications. It was fixing the boring stuff I'd been ignoring, starting with my resume. I told myself, “just try one more time.” So I did, and that's the round that landed me at Instagram.
If you're at that give-up point too, don't post the draft yet. Just try one more time.
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✦ Special Ingredient
Stop Getting Ghosted
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Resume Advice
Zero interviews? It's 100% your Resume!
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Free Template
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✦ More About the Chef
Hi, I'm Nic
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Nicholas Alexis
Content Specialist at Instagram
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Times Square Billboard Directed a Billboard in collab with Equinox |
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Liquid Death Campaign 500k+ cross-platform impressions |
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SiriusXM Live Feature Promoting an app I built |
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Now Building at Instagram |
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Questions or feedback?
Just hit reply, every email lands with me.
Say hi →
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✦ The 2026 Job Hunt Recipe
Every Week · 14 Issues · Jun 9 → Sep 8
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Written by Nicholas Alexis,
Content Specialist at Instagram |
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