Millennials navigating a tightening white-collar job market are increasingly being told to downplay their own experience—sometimes by a decade or more—in order to stay competitive. The shift has been fueled in part by viral career advice, including a widely circulated TikTok from resume coach @resumeofficial that argues that job seekers may be “looking too old" on their resume and should consider trimming their work history to better align with job postings. The video suggests limiting