Hands down, the best edit you can make is to break up dense
paragraphs into bullet points.
Not exact matches
In fact, and even worse, I will forward all emails longer than three
paragraphs to you and ask you to read and summarize them for me
into relevant
bullet points so that I can digest them.
But after my first
bullet point turned
into a few
paragraphs, I decided I needed to take a step back and speak to one particular facet of home birth, at least at first — established, unwavering, trusting relationships.
Though, each
bullet point seemed to turn
into a
paragraph!
Rather than using one or two long
paragraphs, break the content
into smaller chunks of one to three sentences or use
bullets to emphasize key learning
points.
The trick is to break a long nonfiction book description up
into paragraphs — or even better, use
bullets to highlight important
points.
Emphasize accomplishments and achievements (think: measureable results, awards, major contributions, and key projects) with
bullet points and de-emphasize job responsibilities by importing them
into paragraph format.
For example, broke
paragraphs down
into effective and concise
bullet points.
To do this, break each job
into two sections: a small
paragraph that describes your role and responsibilities, and then a list of corresponding
bullet points that call attention to your best selling
points (i.e. your achievements and major contributions).
You will want to highlight your achievements in clear
bullet points vs. cramming everything you did in a 10 - year job
into a difficult - to - read, clumsy
paragraph.
A better way to do this would be also to put
into a
paragraph format and then save the
bullet points for our Projects and Selected Coursework.
I advice breaking it
into a few
bullet points instead of the outdated
paragraph format; position this right under your name.
Some helpful techniques include separating your information
into clearly - defined sections, mixing up
paragraphs and
bullet points, and using headers and white space to enforce the resume's structure.
To achieve this, avoid writing entire
paragraphs (unless you want to bore people out of their minds) and instead break down your abilities and achievements
into easily digestible information using a combination of short
paragraphs and
bullet points.
Other factors that influence the resume are the writer's skill level in gathering information, their understanding of the nuances of specific job titles in desired industries, and it goes without saying their ability to transfer facts, information and accomplishments
into powerful words, sentences,
paragraphs and
bullet points that elicit a call to action from employers.
Method 2: You may also split your qualifications
into bullet points rather than writing a
paragraph.
You can even divide this section
into two —
paragraph and
bullet points.
Work these
into a three - or four - sentence
paragraph or 5 - 8
bullet points.
Break the text
into small
paragraphs, and use
bullet points to list your skills and job duties.
You can do this by breaking the text
into smaller
paragraphs and listing your work experience in
bullet points.