{"id":48,"date":"2017-01-16T21:27:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T21:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2023-07-04T08:57:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T12:57:29","slug":"crafting-an-outstanding-resume","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/candidates\/crafting-an-outstanding-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Crafting an Outstanding Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The First Step<\/h3>\n<p>Your resume is the key that opens the door.&nbsp; It is the only item a potential employer sees when making a decision to further consider you.&nbsp; A well composed resume shows the employer you are the best qualified candidate and will guarantee an interview. Your resume should be impactful, professional, relatively brief but still comprehensive.<\/p>\n<h3>Vital Tips<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mri\">\n<li>Potential Employers like to see specific accomplishments including numerical results and how you attained them on your resume. This is much better than generalized statements. Examples might be:\n<ul class=\"mri\">\n<li>Reduced Manufacturing scrap by __ % through application of Six Sigma techniques<\/li>\n<li>Increased Productivity by __ % via team building and increased employee involvement<\/li>\n<li>Attained cost reductions of __ % for a savings of $___from Suppliers via &#8220;win- win&#8221; negotiations and extensive pre-negotiation research and preparation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mri\">\n<li>Be sure to indicate the industries you worked in and the products made or services rendered by both you and the company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mri\">\n<li>Include the approximate size of your prior companies and locations in terms of number of employees and Sales, and the number of people\/size of organization you supervised if any.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mri\">\n<li>Include your education and certifications including the institution(s) you received them from.&nbsp; Including the dates of the degrees is recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mri\">\n<li>Include the months, not just the years, of your employment background.&nbsp; For instance &#8220;Company X, April 2008 &#8211; August 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"mri\">\n<li>Whenever possible, indicate the reason you left a previous job, such as &#8220;Company Closed&#8221;, or &#8220;Accepted promotion\/compensation increase&#8221; or &#8220;Desired relocation to a different State&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Accomplishments Employers Want To See<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mri\">\n<li>Increased Revenues<\/li>\n<li>Increased Productivity<\/li>\n<li>Saved Money<\/li>\n<li>Increased Efficiencies<\/li>\n<li>Cut Overhead<\/li>\n<li>Increased Sales<\/li>\n<li>Improved Workplace Safety<\/li>\n<li>Purchasing Accomplishments<\/li>\n<li>New Products \/ New Lines<\/li>\n<li>Improved Record Keeping Process<\/li>\n<li>Successful Advertising Campaign<\/li>\n<li>Effective Budgeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Don\u2019t Know Where To Start?<\/h3>\n<p>Answer some of these questions. We guarantee that you will come up with some new ideas about your job responsibilities and skills.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mri\">\n<li>What experience, skills, aptitudes, or traits do you have, or think you might have, that could be of some use to some employer?<\/li>\n<li>What skills have you developed, at least to some degree, that you have never used at work?<\/li>\n<li>Do others, at work or elsewhere, come to you for any particular kind of help? What kind?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have military experience? Provide details such as branch, grade, specialty, discharge status, duties, accomplishments, medals, citations, commendations?<\/li>\n<li>Promotions ahead of schedule?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever published an article, report, or anything, even as a volunteer? How about a company or professional association newsletter?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever given a talk, speech, or presentation, or provided training to anyone at work or elsewhere? Give the specifics.<\/li>\n<li>Computer literacy and related skills: What platforms or operating systems do you use? List software, programs, internet skills etc.<\/li>\n<li>What foreign languages do you know, and what is your level of skill in each (native speaker; fluent; moderate; phrase-book etc.)?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have any special travel experience, domestic or foreign? If you studied, lived, or worked in a foreign country, how long were you there?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Responsibilities \/ Activities<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mri\">\n<li>How many people did you supervise? Orient? Hire? Train?<\/li>\n<li>How large a budget did you manage?<\/li>\n<li>Who do you report to?<\/li>\n<li>What was the highest level in the company that you reported to or communicated with directly?<\/li>\n<li>Did you coordinate anything?<\/li>\n<li>Serve as liaison between groups or key individuals?<\/li>\n<li>Mediate between groups or individuals? Resolve any conflicts? Serve as mentor to anyone?<\/li>\n<li>Did you do, or participate in, strategic planning?<\/li>\n<li>Did you set or evaluate or participate in the setting or evaluation of policy?<\/li>\n<li>Did you evaluate any individual or group performance, or any task or project research?<\/li>\n<li>How did you relate to the product or service?<\/li>\n<li>Did you communicate with customers? How?<\/li>\n<li>Were you on any proposal teams, in-house or with a customer or subcontractor? Did the proposal succeed?<\/li>\n<li>What was your function on the team, or your contribution to winning? Your team&#8217;s percentage of wins?<\/li>\n<li>Did you communicate with suppliers or subcontractors? How?<\/li>\n<li>Did you purchase services or supplies for the office, unit, department?<\/li>\n<li>Ever serve as a troubleshooter? In what area?<\/li>\n<li>Did you back up someone? Who?<\/li>\n<li>Did you do any surveys or other research or studies? Determine requirements?<\/li>\n<li>Prepare recommendations?<\/li>\n<li>Design or manage any processes, systems, or projects?<\/li>\n<li>Organize any events, conferences, meetings? How many?<\/li>\n<li>Did you administer anything?<\/li>\n<li>Consult for anyone, inside or outside the organization?<\/li>\n<li>Did you gain experience in any special use software?<\/li>\n<li>Analytical or evaluative procedures?<\/li>\n<li>Equipment or hardware?<\/li>\n<li>What kind of writing did you do, for yourself or someone else? 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How? By whom?<\/li>\n<li>Were you promoted ahead of schedule?<\/li>\n<li>Selected for any special responsibilities or programs?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Step Your resume is the key that opens the door.&nbsp; It is the only item a potential employer sees when making a decision to further consider you.&nbsp; A well composed resume shows the employer you are the best qualified candidate and will guarantee an interview. 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