[work] Top Resume Tips

Writing a resume can be really frustrating. So much to do. Use these tips to make your resume so good, even Trump won’t be able to fire you:

How to Build Your Bullets:

1.[Outcome] 2.[job description from ad] 3. by 4.[details]

Outcome – This is a two or three-word phrase that indicates change. “Improved sales”, “onboarded staff”, “Wrote Declaration of Independance”. The exact words used don’t matter as much as the showing impact. “Increased” or “Decreased” are going to be your stock go-tos, but virtually any action verb can work.

job description from ad – Somewhere on that job ad there should be a list of duties. One of those should make you say “I did that at ConHugeCo!”. Take that description and literally cut and paste it over. Do the same with other job duties that you have done. You want to keep as much of the ads language as possible. This allows the ATS to parse it better, and helps you focus on what they actually are asking for.

by – This is quite possibly the most important word in this bullet. You want to expand on that job duty. “Swept floors” isn’t impressive. “Swept the floors faster by using two brooms at once” is.

details – This is your secret sauce, letting you sneak skills (“programmed with python”), drop names (“clients like Betty White”), tools (“In Photoshop and AutoCAD”), awards (“earning Employee of the Month”), or anything else (see the bonus points section below).

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Resume/wiki/jasons_resume_guide/bullets/