Insiders: Write your best resume yet in Word with help from LinkedIn

Update for Office Insiders on Windows: Resume Assistant is available to Office 365 subscribers on all Insider levels  for versions >= 1710 (Build 8625.2055).   If you don't see it right away, you may need to restart your Word app.

Calling all Insiders! 

This is Katie, Program Manager on the Word team, and Kylan, Product Manager at LinkedIn. 

Have you ever struggled with creating or updating your resume? It can be a challenge to find the right way to describe your experiences and accomplishments to make your resume stand out and increase your chances of getting hired.  

Today, Microsoft and LinkedIn are excited to announce our latest partnership, with Resume Assistant, a new feature in Microsoft Word powered by LinkedIn.  Resume Assistant helps job-seekers craft better resumes and connects to resources on LinkedIn to help you land your dream job.

Here’s your Insider look at Resume Assistant:

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In addition to a well-built out LI profile, a compelling resume can get your foot in the door… but have you struggled with knowing how to describe your experiences?  Resume Assistant can help.

With Resume Assistant, you can:

• Leverage relevant work experience examples – Get inspiration and see the most effective ways to summarize  accomplishments based on your role and industry of interest, powered by data from public LinkedIn profiles.
• Showcase the right skills – Find the most popular skills for a role listed by LinkedIn users and leverage the suggestions to help make your resume stand out for recruiters. your resume stand out.
• Get professional help – Easily connect to ProFinder, LinkedIn’s freelance platform, for additional help with resume writing, interviewing and career coaching.
• See real-time job postings – See relevant job listings from LinkedIn's 11 million open jobs, and customize your resume to increase your likelihood of getting hired.
• Let recruiters know you’re open – Privately alert recruiters that you're open to new opportunities using Open Candidates, and let your next job find you on LinkedIn.

You can do all of this in Word, right alongside your resume!  

Watch it in action

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We’d love your feedback

How to try Resume Assistant

Resume Assistant will open automatically if you open your own resume in edit mode, or if you start from one of Word's many resume templates.  That's right, with resume dection in Word, Resume Assistant is available exactly when you need it!

Or, you can go to the Review tab and click Resume Assistant.

In the Resume Assistant pane, choose a role and industry and get inspiration to help create or update your resume.   Word can even identify a recent job title from your resume as a prepopulated suggestion. 

To learn more about Resume Assistant, read our help article.

Pro tip

Refine the Work experience examples by using the skill dropdown filter, to get ideas for how others incorporate specific keywords in their experiences. 

Availability

Office Insiders on Windows: Resume Assistant is available to Office 365 subscribers on the Insider Level (formerly known as Insider Fast) and the Monthy Channel (Targeted) level (formerly Insiders Slow) for versions >= 1710 (Build 8625.2055). If you don't see it right away, you may need to restart your Word app.

Languages and Regions: This feature is currently available in English the following regions:

• United States
• Australia
• Canada
• India
• South Africa
• New Zealand
• Japan
• Singapore
• China
• Brazil

For more details on availability, go here.

Give it a try and let us know how it works for you! 

Have questions or feedback?

Now is the perfect time to help us improve the way the Resume Assistant works! We are continuing to make improvements and would love to know if you hit any rough spots or if you have suggestions for improvement. You can leave a comment on this post, or on Twitter via the @OfficeInsider handle. You can also submit feedback in Word by clicking File > Feedback. We closely monitor each of these feedback channels, so do what works best for you. 

Thank you,

Katie and Kylan