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Help needed for Resume

by thestartupguy » Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:08 pm
Hi Expert,

Could you please help me with the following -

1) If I am promoted in the same organization, how should my resume look, A or B? Should I list achievements at two levels or can it be one compiled list of the entire experience?

Resume A

Associate Manager Jan'12 - Present
- (role & achievements)
- (role & achievements)
- (role & achievements)

Associate Jun'09 - Dec'11
- (role & achievements)
- (role & achievements)
- (role & achievements)

Resume B

Associate Manager Jun'09 - Present
- (role & achievements)
- (role & achievements)
- (role & achievements)
- (role & achievements)
- (role & achievements)
- (role & achievements)

2) How do I mention something that is ongoing, say currently managing a high stake project. Which is correct A or B?

A:

- Manage a team of ten associates to deliver work
- Facilitate team meetings etc.

B:

- Managed a team of ten associates to deliver work
- Facilitated team meetings etc.

3) I was selected for a special initiative where more than 40,000 applications were received and only 300 selected. Is it good to mention that I was among so many 'x' people selected? If yes, could you comment whether the following makes sense, or how can I rephrase it better?

 Recipient of 'x'award for leadership and communication excellence for the year 2011-12, one of the 30 members who were awarded from 7000+ members across the region.

 Selected for 'a' program in the year 2010. One of the 300 youths selected from 40,000 applications.

What is the best way to write the content marked in red?


4) I am a pro bono consultant, working with a company to implement solutions. It's an ongoing project scheduled to complete in Feb'13. Since it is ongoing, there is no measurable impact or achievement. But, this project is something that I am proud of because it is completely self-initiated high impact project - I will obtain strong reco to support this. How to include this experience in the resume? I have currently included the following statement

 Mentor a volunteer to implement and operationalize reports, which are scheduled to be complete by Feb'13

Could you suggest better ways of including this ongoing experience in the the resume?

Regards.

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by Heidi Granner » Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:13 am
Hi thestartupguy,

Here are my recommendations:

1. I strongly suggest separating out your roles in order to clearly show progression in both titles and responsibilities.
2. Currently responsibilities/projects should be written in the present tense and prior responsibilities/projects in the past tense.
3. Option A is more helpful as it provides more details on the accomplishment
4. Hard to answer here without more details.

For further guidance, I suggest reaching out at [email protected] and/or purchasing our Resume Guide ($9.99): https://www.clearadmit.com/ca-products/resume-guide/.

Hope that helps!

Best,
Heidi

Heidi Granner
Clear Admit, LLC
[email protected]
215.568.2590