How to Write a Resume
Believe it or not, most people don’t know how to write an effective resume.
The fact is, writing a resume isn’t about simply listing your day-to-day responsibilities. Your resume should be a document that sells you as the best possible candidate for the job.
A resume is a marketing tool.
Just look at the several resume examples online. The best resumes have one major thing in common. They show how a person’s responsibilities made the company more money or more efficient. A powerful resume leads the reader to see that you’d be an excellent addition for the role a job calls for.
Read on to see how to write an impactful resume.
The professional summary on a resume gives the reader a quick snapshot of your experience and skills. This part of the resume should be strong enough to keep the recruiter reading.
In addition, it should also contain resume action words to help get through applicant tracking systems. The professional summary is your first chance to position yourself as the best candidate for an open position.
Here is an example of a professional summary on a resume:
“Seasoned and motivated Sales Representative with over 10 years experience in driving incremental sales for various clothing distributors. Grew regional sales by 38% in 2019. Opened new doors of distribution for Atheleisure brand. Excellent negotiation, relationship building and communication skills.”
The next session of your resume should include a bullet point of your skills. Take you time to make a list of both your soft and hard skills. Soft skills on a resume are those that make you a good employee. These include good communication, interpersonal and team building skills. Hard skills on a resume include teachable and measurable skills such as computer software, writing or any medical skills.
Many people under use the skills section, but a lot of times when recruiters are looking through resumes, they tend to skim the skills section first. This is an important part of the resume and shouldn’t be missed.
Again, position yourself as an asset. Take a good look at what skills you use during your employment day -to-day and use them to make you look like a star!
Knowing how to write an employment history on a resume is important. Your employment history should not only include your responsibilities, but your accomplishments as well. Many people forget to list accomplishments, but your accomplishments sell your resume!
The employment history section must include position, company name, company city and years employed.
When it comes to creating the employment history part of your resume, best practice is to use bullet points. This format provides the person reading the resume with a succinct list of your experience relevant to the job you’ve applied for.
Writing a resume isn’t complicated, but it does take a little bit of experience to know how to write a resume that gets you the job.
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Blissfully Single and Yours,
