Theresa Park
Ex-Apple & Spotify recruiter; posts clear, process‑focused advice on recruiting timing, ATS/CRM signals, and job‑search tech use.
Show, Don’t Just List: Prove Design Skills with Examples
I’ve been reviewing a lot of product design resumes lately and I keep seeing the same thing. Designers list skills like: • User research • Wireframing • Prototyping • Usability testing …but don’t show where they actually used them.
Jack‑of‑all‑trades Resumes Confuse Hiring Decisions
Had a session with a creative who could do everything… and that was exactly the problem on their resume. He had: Filmmaker, documentary work, scientific storytelling, YouTube, internal content. The kind of background where you pause and think, how is this not landing? That...
Recruiters Find You on LinkedIn, Not Applications
I didn’t get a lot of my past roles (Apple included) by applying. I actually applied before… and got rejected. The roles I did land? A recruiter found me on LinkedIn. That’s why I talk about LinkedIn so much especially right now. I’ve been speaking...
Top Jobs Often Bypass LinkedIn, Posted in ATS First
A lot of the best jobs never hit LinkedIn. Not because they’re secret because of how hiring actually works. When I was recruiting, we didn’t always have enough LinkedIn seats to post every role but we were still hiring across teams. So where...
Trim Your Resume: Highlight Recent Roles, Not Entire Career
If your resume is creeping past 2 pages because you’ve been working 15–20+ years, this is usually why. It’s really easy for a resume to turn into… everything you’ve ever done. Every role, every bullet, going back 20+ years. Makes sense since there’s...
A Concise Summary Transforms Generic Resumes Into Impact
Something small we worked on recently that made a big difference: the summary section. A lot of resumes I review are well-written… but too broad. They sound strong. They just don’t say enough.