Saturday, September 22, 2007
25 Terrific Phrases to Ues In Your Resume
Interview411: "It can be tough to think of creative ways to express your accomplishments on your resume - it's easy to get stuck using the same phrases over and over again. Use this list of phrases to come up with new and better ways to communicate your responsibilities and achievements to prospective employers."
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Language is everything and if you don't use it well in your review or application it really doesn't matter how well qualified you are because it will make them think twice about you. Presentation is really a huge part of how the world works, especially in this business.
Resumes are something that can always be better. There are so many different techniques that someone can put in thier resume to make a certain statement or to draw attention to their work skills. But we all know that how the resume is presented makes all the difference. Language and wording is a major way to grab the attention of whoever is looking over your resume. These phrases can cetainly turn around a resume.
Is it bad that I'm a little bit disgusted by the fact that using these words can be more important than the actual work I've done on a project. I know that in the real world this is how it works. You have to trick your employers with "Worked effectively with"s and "Managed client expectations"s. But seriously knowing that the person with less experience who uses these phrases would get a job that a more qualified less eloquent person deserves is a little disturbing. Nonetheless I bookmarked the page because i dont want to be the shmuck left out in the cold because she cant use those handy dandy little phrases.
Oy.
Although using these phrases in resumes certainly is helpful, I don't think it should be turned into the most important part of the resume. The presentation of someone's work definitely is important, and these phrases really only make one's work sound the best that it can sound, which is what one wants to do on a resume anyway. The phrases don't really seem like extra features, but just another part of the resume to make you sound better than your competition.
Resumes, what a pain. We had a workshop in high school and I had like nothing to write. They told us what to wear and yes what to write in our resumes. I feel like they all look the same and follow the same format but the actual presentation of an interview is really what counts and make yourself look like an individual.
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