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by RussianCow 801 days ago
> A/B test different resume formats

I've heard this advice a few times now, but how can you possibly know whether any differences in your resume actually result in different outcomes? Unless you notice a really extreme difference in success rate over a long period of time, it seems like the sample size is just too small to draw any conclusions.

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I do it via LinkedIn - I track how many views and search hits I get in a week, then switch up the resume, see if I get more the next week.

I have zero guarantee that this works, btw. But I figure if I'm not getting the results I want, I may as well change things up and see if anything changes.