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RESUME HELP IS HERE! Check out some of these key pointers to help you rise above the competition. – NEVER use the words Responsibility, Responsible, Adroit, Helped, and Duties. Never vacillate between active voice and passive voice throughout the document. To be effective, a resume should be written in active voice. Harbingers of the passive voice are “responsibilities included,” “responsible for,” duties included” etc. These phrases are such low level verbiage that at MJW Careers,
A list of strong action verbs for your resumes… Accelerated, Accomplished, Achieved, Activated, Addressed, Administered, Analyzed, Assembled, Assigned, Attained, Attracted, Budgeted Chaired, Chartered, Conceptualized, Contracted, Contributed, Controlled, Coordinated, Corrected, Cut, Decreased, Delegated, Designed, Developed, Disciplined, Directed Eliminated, Enhanced, Established, Evaluated, Exceeded, Executed, Expanded, Expedited, Formulated, Generated, Headed, Illustrated, Implemented, Improved Increased, Initiated, Innovated, Interfaced, Introduced, Instituted, Interviewed, Launched, Led, Lowered, Maintained, Managed, Manufactured, Maximized Medicated, Mentored, Minimized, Moderated, Modernized, Monitored, Motivated, Negotiated, Obtained, Opened, Operated,
A little resume advice for the new year to all you job seekers… – The contact information at the top should include the client’s name in CAPS, address (always spell out states, even under professional experience), telephone number (include home number and add to the list only if a client requests it), and email address (if you are given choices for email, choose personal versus work emails). NOTE: The samples are not intended to serve
Question Proposed on LinkedIn: How Do You Address An Unusual Situation On A Resume? I’ve seen discussions regarding gap fillers for clients who have dealt with a dying parent, took leave for child care, etc., but I have a somewhat different and sensitive matter that I need to address. My client had steady work as an attorney for 9 years. Tragically, his wife and son were killed in an accident and he needed to take