Writing a Resume – Responsibilities Include …
Odds are if you are writing your resume, have a resume written, or are contemplating writing a resume you will feel an overwhelming temptation to use the term “responsibilities included: blah blah blah”.
Nothing will turn a prospective employer off faster than listing what your “responsibilities” included … think about it … who really cares what you were SUPPOSED to do!
What prospective employers ARE looking for is what you DID! This has been talked about in previous topics but I still see the same mistake time and time again.
The KEY to avoiding this mistake is to focus on RESULTS. Rather than saying something like “Responsible for a team of 40 employees” you could say something like “managed a team of 40 employees to exceed company metrics utilizing one on one training etc”.
See the difference between the two?? One talks about what you were supposed to do … the other highlights what you DID with what you had!
So … although this is in the section of “writing a resume” you REALLY need to think about WHAT your going to say and HOW you will present it BEFORE writing your resume. Odds are if you dont you will use all the “cliche” phrases that have been used millions of times before you … and ultimately could cost you your dream job! Or even A job!
