When your resume is
specific about previous job experience, the employer will get a better idea of your capabilities.
Not exact matches
Be
specific about your contributions in a
previous job and how you see this experience benefitting the school where you're applying.
Do not talk negatively
about your
previous employer, but rather
about why you are interested in this
specific job and company.
To increase your chances, think
about any hobbies or social activities that might be relevant, or, talk
about specific areas of a
previous job, or your education, that can apply.
Keep this section brief,
about three sentences total, and include
specific attributes of your
previous position (s) that best apply to the
job you are after.
Give
specific details and scenarios from
previous jobs about your sales stats, territory rankings, and even how you've overcome obstacles or learned from missteps.
She then lists a couple of her
previous job tasks before ending the statement by providing a short sentence
about her industry -
specific personality traits.
You don't need to inform the hiring manager reading your resume
about where you've worked and what you've studied — you want to excite him or her by demonstrating to them how your
previous job experience and education have given you the
specific skills needed to excel in the position you're applying for.
In
previous sections of this site, we've talked
about resume formats, resume content, resume design, resume fonts, resume wording, and
job -
specific resumes.