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50 Resume Tips to Propel
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(Step-by-Step
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Accomplishments
21) Describe your main accomplishments and how you
brought added-value to your previous employers.
22) How to showcase your accomplishments? Discuss the
problem that you encountered, the course of action that
you took, and how it ended up benefiting the employer.
23) Remember to use action verbs; you want to sound
proactive. Resumes are based on the past, yet should be
future-oriented.
24) When you write down numbers, use this format:
- "1,000,000" instead of "1 million"
- "Saved XYZ $1,000,000 by restructuring manufacturing
operations." vs. "Saved XYZ $1 million by restructuring
manufacturing operations."
- As you can notice, "$1,000,000" stands out more than
"$1 million."
Education
25) The education portion of your resume is not only
about showing that you have a degree. Dig deeper to see
if there are things that you can mention to make your
application stronger (especially if you are a new
graduate). E.g. "Worked 20 hours a week while attending
university full-time."
26) Don't disregard activities or associations you were
involved in. Employers also look for "soft skills" such
as people skills or teamwork. In addition, you may share
common experiences with some of the recruiters (i.e. he
or she may have been in the same association or played
in a basketball team as well).
Summary of Qualifications
27) The "Summary of Qualifications" is what will give
you the edge over other candidates. Oftentimes, a
well-written Summary of Qualifications will set the tone
for the rest of your resume.
28) Although the heading reads "Summary of
Qualifications," it is more like "Summary of Strengths."
Misleading? A little, but what if you can pass all your
strengths to be your qualifications. Will that make your
candidacy stronger? You bet!
29) Careful about mentioning skills like "good research
skills," "strong analytical skills," or "good
organizational skills." Anybody can mention those. If
you do, make sure that the rest of your resume supports
your allegations. Also, keep a balance between these
general skills and specific skills such as "in-depth
understanding of international tax rules" or "good
understanding of GAAP." Specific skills such as the
latter ones are more persuasive and make a much stronger
statement in terms of your knowledge base and the
possible contribution you can make to your new employer.
Objective
30) The "Objective" section of the resume is one of the
trickiest parts because it is often misinterpreted as
being the candidate's objective. Actually, do you really
need an "Objective" section? Isn't it quite obvious that
your objective is to get the job? So why the "Objective"
heading? Well, some people say that it is intended for
organizations that have many vacancies. This helps them
keep track of things. This is true... but is there
another purpose to the "Objective" section of your
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