It puts your most
recent accomplishments up top.
Not exact matches
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (NY)-- Cuomo has built a record of
accomplishments in his time leading New York State, including the
recent passage of a universal college tuition program, even though he's also racked
up some detractors along the way.
Interestingly, considering how much attention public education issues received during the
recent gubernatorial campaign, this vital topic did not get much play in Malloy's speech, although the governor — who once said that he didn't mind schools teach to the test, «as long as test scores went
up,» — did proudly proclaim that his first term
accomplishments include that fact that his administration had «raised test scores» in Connecticut.
During the many years I signed
up authors as an acquiring editor at Simon & Schuster, Bantam, Wiley and elsewhere, I did indeed look hard at the writer's platform, and favored authors with high gloss visibility in the national media, big buzz for
recent accomplishments, an Ivy League affiliation with maybe a Nobel Prize thrown in for good measure.
Gather
up your
recent accomplishments and supporting details.
Again, no one expects
recent grads to come
up with a several - pages - long list of
accomplishments.
To spruce
up your resume, you'll have to tack on your most
recent jobs along with any new
accomplishments, skills, training or other bragging points.
One option is to briefly sum
up early jobs in an «Early Career» section (dates can be omitted), enabling more space for
recent accomplishments and keeping the resume concise.
If you link to anything like a personal site, portfolio, or blog anywhere on your resume, cover letter, or on your LinkedIn page, be sure these sites are accessible (e.g., sometimes web hosting or domain names can expire without you knowing) and
up - to - date, reflecting your most
recent (and best)
accomplishments.
, following mergers and acquisitions and other industry news, monitoring new products in the market, and of course, keeping your resume and brag book
up to date with your most
recent accomplishments.
For starters, always make sure your documents are completely
up - to - date, and include all the relevant skills and
accomplishments you have achieved, as well as any
recent areas of responsibilities or positions you have been working in.
When you write a resume, it should be
up - to - date with your most
recent and relevant
accomplishments.
- Make sure you update your resume every six months to keep it
up - to - date, adding
recent positions, additional responsibilities and
accomplishments, as well as new skills, and education.
For your most
recent positions, after your duties and responsibilities, highlight and feature two or three of your
accomplishments,
up to five total
accomplishments.
When Jon Burke decided earlier this year to look for a new job, he updated his LinkedIn profile with a new executive summary and
up - to - date bullet points highlighting his
recent accomplishments.
As a
recent graduate, you might consider describing volunteer experiences and some of your
accomplishments as a student, especially if they line
up with terms from the job description.
If you have extensive experience but the
accomplishments in your current or most
recent role don't match
up well with the position you're seeking, open with a strong «Professional Summary» that describes who and what you are and what you can bring to a prospective employer.