| If you have ever sat down and attempted to | | | | dishonest. If you only managed a part of a |
| write your own resume, you know it can be | | | | multimillion dollar project, then you didn't manage |
| extremely intimidating. Sure, you can talk about | | | | the whole product. |
| what you do and describe your job to your | | | | If you are currently working, be sure that the |
| friends, but putting it on paper can get tricky. | | | | description under this job is in present tense. The |
| Here are some tips to help you to get started. | | | | other jobs you held previously are in past tense. |
| First, what type of job is it that you are seeking? | | | | Make sure that your duties are relevant to your |
| Your resume should be written with the job you | | | | career objective. And remember, you don't need |
| want in mind. Think about your current and past | | | | to include every last detail. The details that you do |
| experience and how it relates to the job for | | | | include should actually support your case. Here's |
| which you're applying. Then, focus on the duties | | | | what I mean: If you are seeking a job managing a |
| and responsibilities that show you are qualified to | | | | team of people then you want your focus to be |
| take a step up in your career. | | | | on your leadership abilities, your ability to develop |
| You will want to remember to use relevant key | | | | people and your ability to drive employees to |
| words, including active verbs to effectively | | | | meet goals. |
| describe your skills. Instead of starting job | | | | As for formatting, you will want to put your |
| description sentences with "Responsible for" use | | | | duties in paragraphs and your accomplishments in |
| powerful verbs like: | | | | bullets. That way your prospective employer can |
| * Conceptualized | | | | easily see your job descriptions and find those |
| *Designed | | | | accomplishments quickly. |
| * Managed | | | | Don't forget that in most cases, less is more |
| * Led | | | | when it comes to a resume. When an employer |
| * Developed | | | | has 30+ resumes to read, huge blocks of print |
| * Realized | | | | and long lists of bullets can get to be too much. A |
| * Achieved | | | | high impact job description will be clear and to the |
| Do you see the difference between responsible | | | | point. |
| for and managed or led? You are able to take a | | | | Your goal is for those prospective employers to |
| much more active part in the process. In addition, | | | | easily scan your resume in search of key words. |
| you show you are an achiever. You don't just do | | | | If the resume is packed to the brim with text, it |
| the work - you actually take ownership for it. | | | | will look like a daunting task. If you want to get |
| A caveat: You don't want to be long winded in | | | | an interview - keep it simple and your resume will |
| your description. You also don't want to be | | | | help you to do just that. |