Stategies to change a boring resume

Stategies to change a boring resume The concept of writing a resume for many job seekers is creating a document that lists important skills, education and accomplishments that show theyre qualified for a specific job theyre applying for. While this concept is somewhat true, the resume-writing process is a bit more complicated than this. Writing a quality resume goes beyond simply listing qualifications. You need to describe why youre right for the job through your use of specific examples, so if you accidentally create what looks like a laundry list of job descriptions, skills and more, your resume is probably pretty boring. Here are some tips to avoid creating this type of laundry list resume. Showcase Your Leadership Qualities It is quite common for job seekers to list duties completed in old positions when writing their resume by starting their sentences with the words Duties included, or Responsibilities included. While taking this approach gives insight into what your former employers asked of you, youre not sharing what made you a leader in your positionsâ€"what you accomplished that no one asked you to complete.   To avoid simply listing your duties, consider incorporating action words like initiated, or developed. These words show that you created projects on your own and were able to lead them to completion. Focus on Achievements While its a good idea to show that you are able to manage daily tasks that a prospective employer might note in its job posting is an important requirement, its good to take your listed experience a step further by jotting down accomplishments within the daily tasks. For instance, if you were in charge of promoting events for a previous company, rather than listing that you promoted events, which is likely understood, consider mentioning one promoted event that exceeded everyones expectations and garnered a great deal of recognition. Quantify Your Results If you were in charge of routing upwards of 300 phone calls each day throughout your company as a receptionist, dont simply list in your resume answered phones. You want to quantify all of the projects you took on from making copies to filing papers. The more details you give of projects completed in your resume, the easier it will be for hiring managers to visualize you doing the same for them. Remember to Tailor Your Resume Sometimes its easy to fall into the laundry list trap when you take the carbon-copy approach to writing a resume, meaning that you simply replace old information submitted to one company with new information to be submitted to the next company. By really looking at the requirements each company writes in their job postings then choosing details from your professional history to prove you are right for the job, you could easily avoid creating simple lists in your resume. A laundry list resume is very often a turn off for hiring managers because they lack impressive details. So take time to consciously write effective resumes that intrigue hiring managers enough to consider hiring you. For additional job search and resume writing advice follow us on Twitter @GreatResume