During the last few weeks, I’ve fielded a number of inquiries from students preparing their first resume. Also, I’ve heard from experienced professionals planning their return to the workforce after COVID. Of course, I would enjoy writing resumes for everyone that calls or emails me looking for help. Not everyone chooses to have someone else write a resume for them. Many prefer the do-it-yourself (DIY) challenge. Those that do hire a professional resume writer should understand the process so they can provide the right information. So, whether you want to hire a writer or DIY, here are three steps that are essential for preparing a successful resume to get a job.
accomplishment statements
3 Elements that Will Make Your Resume Shine: An Accomplishment-based Strategy
Many resumes I receive from prospective clients describe the tasks they performed at each of their jobs. A more powerful way to describe your work is to focus on what you accomplished at each job because employers know your job description.
Job accomplishments have three parts:
- The problem you had to solve,
- What action you took to solve it, and
- Your results.
3 Elements that Will Make Your Resume Shine: The Problem, Action, Result Model
Most of the resumes I receive from prospective clients simply describe the tasks they performed, or were expected to perform, at each job. A more powerful way to describe your… Read More
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE DETAILS AND THE PROBLEM, ACTION, RESULT (PAR) MODEL
Now that we have outlined our work history on our computer screen, we are ready to fill in some details. This is our opportunity to describe what we did in… Read More
5 Ways You Can Disqualify Yourself Before Someone Reads Your Resume. How to Avoid These Problems.
