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Job-Seeker Resume Tutorial:
How to Develop and Polish Your Job-Search Resume

 

How Should I List What I did in Each Job?

 

Here's how to handle describing your experience on your resume...

• Do NOT use phrases such as "Responsible for . . .," "Duties included . . .," and "Responsibilities included..."
• When you use those phrases, you are giving job descriptions instead of describing the skills you used, the accomplishments you made, and the initiative you took.
• Focus on specific accomplishments -- how you made each job your own, and quantify these accomplishments whenever possible. Read this article to learn more about using accomplishments in job-hunting.
• Use action verbs in describing your accomplishments.
• Read more about the importance of accomplishments later in the tutorial.

 

 

 

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