Comments on: Tips to Write & Sell Work Achievements in Your Resume http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/03/how-to-write-sell-work-achievements-in-your-resume/ Connecting Excellence Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:54:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kelly http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/03/how-to-write-sell-work-achievements-in-your-resume/#comment-1501 Kelly Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:43:12 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=609#comment-1501 There is a lot of mixed opinion about how to write a resume, keep it neutral, use verbs, don't and so on which is one of the challenges that job seekers have when writing resumes - everyone tells you different things. Certainly think of your reader and what would engage them, what would make your resume and experience stand out amongst others. I do believe in using powerful language and including verbs to describe your skills and achievements as your resume is a sales tool – you are advertising yourself and your expertise and what you can do for a prospective employer. Ultimately as the resume owner, it is up to you and what you are comfortable with and most importantly what gets you the interviews and the job! There is a lot of mixed opinion about how to write a resume, keep it neutral, use verbs, don’t and so on which is one of the challenges that job seekers have when writing resumes – everyone tells you different things. Certainly think of your reader and what would engage them, what would make your resume and experience stand out amongst others. I do believe in using powerful language and including verbs to describe your skills and achievements as your resume is a sales tool – you are advertising yourself and your expertise and what you can do for a prospective employer. Ultimately as the resume owner, it is up to you and what you are comfortable with and most importantly what gets you the interviews and the job!

]]> By: Caz http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/03/how-to-write-sell-work-achievements-in-your-resume/#comment-1490 Caz Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:48:53 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=609#comment-1490 Oh dear. Resumes should be written neutrally, that is, not in first, second, or third person. And has anyone ever stated in a resume that they did something "unsuccessfully"? Totally redundant folks. If you didn't do a good job of it you wouldn't be including it in your resume. We get it, we get it. You were great, you were fab. Show us why. Those action verbs can make you look more than a little silly, and are a dead give away of someone who doesn't have sufficient writing skills to articulate what they have achieved in the working world without going to the cheat-sheet online. Which is is quite OK a lot of the time, but not if you're applying for a job that requires excellent analysis or writing skills. Oh dear.

Resumes should be written neutrally, that is, not in first, second, or third person.

And has anyone ever stated in a resume that they did something “unsuccessfully”?

Totally redundant folks. If you didn’t do a good job of it you wouldn’t be including it in your resume. We get it, we get it. You were great, you were fab. Show us why.

Those action verbs can make you look more than a little silly, and are a dead give away of someone who doesn’t have sufficient writing skills to articulate what they have achieved in the working world without going to the cheat-sheet online. Which is is quite OK a lot of the time, but not if you’re applying for a job that requires excellent analysis or writing skills.

]]> By: write a resume http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/03/how-to-write-sell-work-achievements-in-your-resume/#comment-1218 write a resume Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:35:11 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=609#comment-1218 Great advice! I'm definitely going to use some of the Action Verbs from that link your provided to spice up my resume. Thanks! Great advice! I’m definitely going to use some of the Action Verbs from that link your provided to spice up my resume.

Thanks!

]]> By: Kerry http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/03/how-to-write-sell-work-achievements-in-your-resume/#comment-373 Kerry Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:02:16 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=609#comment-373 You can definitely do this the wrong way though. Think about action, and impact. And don't fill up the page with it. Leave enough to be a teaser and make it interesting, save the rest for the face to face. What I did and what it did (saved$$ or grew business x%) etc.... You can definitely do this the wrong way though. Think about action, and impact. And don’t fill up the page with it. Leave enough to be a teaser and make it interesting, save the rest for the face to face. What I did and what it did (saved$$ or grew business x%) etc….

]]> By: Dan Nuroo http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/02/03/how-to-write-sell-work-achievements-in-your-resume/#comment-350 Dan Nuroo Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:00:40 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=609#comment-350 Couldn't agree more. The resume is a sales document.. YOURS. The person reviewing it is the client. You need to think in their shoes (mixed metaphor?) ie "what will appeal to them?" "what's in it for them?" The amount of times I review resume's for Sales people, with no mention of revenue numbers or quota achievement etc... weird However... the resume won't get you the job... the role of the resume is to get you the interview to give you more of an opportunity to a) sell yourself and b) find out if the company is right for you! Couldn’t agree more. The resume is a sales document.. YOURS. The person reviewing it is the client. You need to think in their shoes (mixed metaphor?) ie “what will appeal to them?” “what’s in it for them?”

The amount of times I review resume’s for Sales people, with no mention of revenue numbers or quota achievement etc… weird

However… the resume won’t get you the job… the role of the resume is to get you the interview to give you more of an opportunity to a) sell yourself and b) find out if the company is right for you!

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