I don't give you a resume template or generic advice, I go
over your resume bullet by bullet and completely rewrite each one in addition to a whole new formatting.
To start with, the hiring manager has already seen your resume, so there's no need for you to go
over your resume bullet by bullet.
Not exact matches
Including
bullet points can also make a healthcare
resume easier for employers to glance
over to find relevant information.
Simply taking a second look at your bland
bullet points and figuring out how to write them in the most impactful way can increase a
resume's effectiveness by
over 50 %.
Over the years, I've saved quite a few examples of poorly constructed and / or ineffective
resume bullet points pulled from executive
resumes written by other services that were provided to me by potential and / or actual clients.
Resume Genius provides
over 50,000 pre-written
bullet points covering all industries, meaning that you probably won't have to write your own.
The days of paragraphs are
over; use
bullet points to make your
resume easier to digest.
All this emphasis might make us think that the
resume is the most important document for job applications, causing us hours of work massaging specific
bullets and agonizing
over which accomplishments to list in the limited space available.
Bold your headers and with the exception of the professional summary, always use
bullet points to make the
resume easy to skim
over.
Another quality of The Commentary
resume is its overuse or improper use of
bullet points, some even use sub-
bullet points and generally the spacing appears as if the writer is trying to cram as much information as possible in order to keep it to 1 or 2 pages and for some to not go
over 3 pages in length.
The team at ResumeSpice has compiled the ultimate list of
resume action verbs —
over 200 words that you will help your
resume stand out in a sea of «Responsible for»
bullets that HR and hiring managers are tired of reading.
In the director of sales
resume sample, notice how the format increases readability, favoring short clauses and
bullet lists
over lengthy paragraphs.
Visibility to Employers: Hand in hand with the above few
bullets, you may find that if your
resume is not a high - impact, job winning
resume, you will consistently be passed
over by hiring managers.
Bullet points Although it is always good to use
bullets on your
resume, do not
over do it.
Even after proofreading, look
over the entire
resume to ensure
bullets are matching, and sections such as company names and job titles are consistent throughout.