Winning Resume Writing Guide (page 2)
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Be Recent
As well as being relevant, make sure that your resume content is RECENT.
If you are a seasoned manager applying for the position of CEO in a large company, is your experience managing your university's theatre company particularly convincing?
On the other hand, if you are a recent graduate, that could be exactly the right thing to put on your resume as it will demonstrate that you have some management experience. Just make sure that you back it up with specific accomplishments in the role!!
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Be Specific
Be as specific as you can on how YOUR performance served the company you were working for.
As an illustration, consider these four descriptions of an applicant's experience managing a sales function:
- Responsible for 50 people in XYZ Corp's sales department.
- Managed 50 colleagues in XYZ Corp's sales department to increase sales by 100% over 4 years.
- Led 50 colleagues in XYZ Corp's sales department to increase XYZ's share of the widget market from 15% to 20% over 4 years.
- Led XYZ Corp's 50 strong sales team to increase XYZ Corp's share of the widget market by radically overhauling the compensation structure, fostering a more collaborative culture within the team and redesigning the customer acquisition process.
Now, if I needed to make a decision on which of these resumes would be worthy of an interview, guess which one I would choose...
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Jonathan Lewis, MA (Cantab)
Jonathan Lewis has extensive experience of selecting, recruiting and retaining exceptional personnel in a variety of professional roles. To learn from his experience, visit Careerfriend at http://www.careerfriend.com now.
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