Remember, signaling is rarely content-free—there’s a reason it is selected for, and becomes more important over time. Resumes (especially resumes for jobs with tens of thousands of roughly-similar candidates) are pretty low-information, so don’t sweat it too much—the purpose is ONLY to get through the door, and nobody actually cares about it beyond that. Actual capabilities and work experience is shown (mostly) in the interviews, and then in day-to-day work. That’s far more important, and has a lower ratio of signaling to signal.
See also https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-ethics/ - this particular thing is visible and salient, and you’re feeling more guilt than it deserves.
Remember, signaling is rarely content-free—there’s a reason it is selected for, and becomes more important over time. Resumes (especially resumes for jobs with tens of thousands of roughly-similar candidates) are pretty low-information, so don’t sweat it too much—the purpose is ONLY to get through the door, and nobody actually cares about it beyond that. Actual capabilities and work experience is shown (mostly) in the interviews, and then in day-to-day work. That’s far more important, and has a lower ratio of signaling to signal.