How do I update a multi-role marketing resume for ATS and recruiters?

[Mia_T]

I'm a marketing professional with over eight years of experience, but I haven't updated my resume in nearly five years and now I'm struggling to condense my diverse roles and achievements into a concise, impactful document that will pass both ATS systems and human recruiters. I'm overwhelmed by conflicting advice on format, length, and how to quantify results, especially since my career has spanned both in-house and agency work with many overlapping projects. For those who have recently navigated a successful job search, what resources or templates did you find most effective for modern resume writing? How did you tailor your experience for different roles without creating entirely new documents, and what specific action verbs and metrics made the biggest difference in getting interview callbacks?

[Lily.H]

Great move. Start with a clean, ATS-friendly two-page resume: header, a tight summary (3 lines max) that states your unique value, skills section with keywords, and under each role 5–8 concise bullets showing impact. Use bullet points, not paragraphs; quantify when possible; keep fonts simple; avoid images, columns, or tables; save as PDF for applications.