![]() (Hint: my free downloadable 2,013 Resume Action Verbs is a great reference tool! Check back shortly for the 2,015 update!) Examples of action verbs include: Boosted, Elevated, Improved, or Banished. Writing in bullets versus full paragraphs makes it easy for the reader to quickly scan the page.īoost readability and enticement by starting each bullet with an action verb. Once you’ve noted your STAR stories, it’s time to document them in your resume using 2 or 3 line bulleted statements. Start thinking about how you tackled a problem, boosted sales, secured new clients, won awards, reduced a cycle time, increased efficiency, launched new products…the list of possibilities is endless. Everyone has something to contribute to an employer or they wouldn’t have been hired. Ideally, you should have one STAR story per year of employment. What was the measurable end result ($, %, time saved)?.What was the situation that you were assigned / tackled?.The goal is to focus on these 4 key questions: STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action, Result. The difference between a lacklustre document and a winning resume is the emphasis on career achievements or as I like to call them, STAR stories. A hiring influencer is NOT interested in your job duties or job responsibilities! I conduct hundreds of free resume critiques each year to clients at every career level and a day doesn’t go by when I’m not repeatedly uncovering people making the same mistake - failing to entice the reader with career achievements.
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