Maile Dyer reviewed 400+ resumes as a Bain Manager. She was on the recruiting team, making the decisions on who got interviews.

And she kept seeing the same 3 mistakes: structure, content, and formatting. Most candidates miss at least one. A lot of them miss all 3 — and they never find out why they never heard back.

In this episode, Maile breaks down each mistake and tells you exactly how to fix it. Katie Neff joins to tie it back to your full recruiting strategy.

You'll learn:

📌 The structure mistake that makes reviewers skip your strongest qualifications
📌 Why writing responsibilities instead of impact gets you screened out fast
📌 The formatting signals that tell a consultant you lack attention to detail

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*Resources:*

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*Chapters:*

0:57 – Why 50% of Resumes Get Tossed Immediately
4:11 – Mistake 1: Weak Structure Buries Your Best Qualifications
7:14 – The 1-Page Rule (and When You Can Break It)
10:18 – Mistake 2: Responsibilities vs. Impact
11:04 – The CAR Framework: How to Write a Bullet That Lands
13:25 – The 3 Skills Consulting Firms Are Actually Screening For
16:14 – Mistake 3: Formatting and the Zero Defect Standard
21:04 – Non-Traditional Backgrounds: Translating Your Experience
22:22 – Why Your Resume Is Your Entire Recruiting Strategy