Chapter 4 Reading Notes: Resume Preparation Recommendation

Chapter 4 Reading Notes:

Resume Preparation Recommendation:

Now that you know that your resume is your marketing piece or an advertisement for yourself, you want to make sure it shows your most important skills which will impress your employer. After all, the purpose of a resume is to impress a potential employer and get you an interview. The cover letter will help you get your feet in the door.

A by-product of your resume preparation is that it can raise your confidence. As far as resume requirements, there are some absolutes you must incorporate into your resume.

Avoid "I" and complete sentences. Use telegraphic phrases with specific action words. Be specific about what you did. Avoid abbreviations such as B.A. Instead use Bachelor of Arts, Master of Sciences etc. If your resume will be scanned, include key words and acronyms such as RN along with "registered nurse."

Here is a list of Action words found in the textbook:

Achieved, acquired, acted as, serviced, addressed, administered, advanced, advised, analyzed, answered, arbitrated, assigned, assisted, balanced, budgeted, built, communicated, composed, computed, constructed, consulted, coordinated, created, delegated, designed, developed, devised, diagnosed, directed, edited, employed, engineered, estimated, evaluated, filed, formulated, gathered, generated, hired, identified, increased, informed, inspected, installed, interacted, invented, maintained, managed, marketed, mediated, monitored, negotiated, operated, ordered, organized, recorded, redesigned, reorganized, reported, researched, reviewed, revised, saved, scheduled, selected, sold, solved, sorted, studied, summarized, supervised, taught, tested, trained, updated, utilized, wrote.