polish vs skill
most people spend hours adjusting fonts and crafting clever headlines for their resumes.
getting a perfect linkedin profile feels important. tweaking the summary. picking the right buzzwords.
but none of that matters if you cannot do the work.
companies hire people who solve problems, not those who look good on paper. a polished cv gets noticed for thirty seconds. then it fades if there is no substance behind it.
in india, a clean resume might stand out in a stack. but what happens after the interview? can you deliver?
polishing is safe. it is work without risk. you can spend days perfecting templates and never face rejection.
building skills is different. it demands that you try, fail, learn, and improve. that is harder. so most choose polish over progress.
the difference shows quickly.
developers who can build products get hired. marketers who drive revenue get promoted. managers who cut costs get noticed. salespeople who beat targets get raises. designers who change user behavior get headhunted.
their achievements are clear and measurable. everything else becomes background noise.
instead of spending days on templates and buzzwords, invest in learning from people who do the work. create projects that others can see and benefit from. build things employers would pay for.
track your impact so you can explain it.
when your skills stand out, your presentation becomes simple. describe what you have done, with evidence. your resume becomes a list of challenges solved. interviews become conversations about your results.
your network grows because you deliver value people remember.
polish will get you noticed for a few seconds. skill will be remembered for years.
most people choose the quick comfort of polish. that is why skill sets elite performers apart.
stop perfecting your resume. start perfecting your craft.
