Four years of Workday implementations, hidden under two pages of skills
- On their ownAbout 45 applications in 4 months
- First interviewAbout 2 weeks after the rewrite
- With Magmira260 applications sent, 22 interviews, 2 final rounds
- OfferSenior Workday Consultant, $138K
Tarun had a master's in information science and more than four years of Workday work across HCM, Compensation, Absence, Recruiting, Studio, EIB, and Core Connectors. He had implementation experience at a cruise line and a large healthcare company.
He needed an employer willing to sponsor his H-1B, which put him up against candidates with six or seven years of experience. Over four months he sent about 45 applications.
What we saw on the resume
His resume opened with two full pages of skills: modules, integration tools, languages, and methods. The implementations that prove a consultant can do the job were below that, and a half-page of general strengths like time management took up more room.
What we changed
- Put experience first and cut the skills list to the ten that matter.
- Opened with his go-live support and full Workday HCM implementation.
- Removed the general strengths section.
His first interview came about two weeks later.
“I had four years of Workday experience but my resume looked like a certification guide. Once the implementations were at the top, it changed everything.”
Where it ended
Senior Workday Consultant, $138K
22 interviews, 2 final rounds from 260 applications, with healthcare and a consulting firm.
Name shortened and employers generalized for privacy.
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