06 Nov
Dear Person Opening Last Year’s Resume,
Before you change the date on your current job and hit send, let’s talk about what moved since you last touched this file. Quite a lot did.
The short answer: to update your resume for 2026, cut anything older than about 15 years unless it’s directly relevant, replace generic duties with measured outcomes, write skills in context instead of as a keyword list, let the length run to two pages if your experience earns it, and tailor the top third to each role. If you’re applying in the Gulf, also make your nationality, visa status and languages easy to find.
That’s the checklist. The rest of this piece is the why, because the why is what stops you from doing it wrong.