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Writing Résumés
Your résumés will serve at least three purposes. You will use them to market your capabilities, display your qualifications for a particular position, and to support discussions during interviews. Résumés used for the first purpose should be broadly constructed, outlining your capabilities. The latter two should be neatly tailored to fit the qualifications of a position you are seeking.
Undergraduates and entry-level candidates typically write one-page résumés. If you are more experienced, consider writing a two-page résumé. We recommend using reverse chronological order as this is the format preferred by the majority of employers. Most employers will closely read your last ten years of so of employment history, scanning the rest.
Under each position you have held, describe your responsibilities. Then, list at least two or three accomplishments or achievements. In each case, describe your action and the result of your action. If you can do so, quantify or specify the result. Each accomplishment should be crafted to show that you did something important and did it well. The overall goal of a résumé should be to show you made a difference, creating a pattern of consistent success. The topics below might help you identify items to highlight as accomplishments:
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Systemic problems you solved.
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Specific challenges you overcame.
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Needs you identified and solutions you developed.
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Innovations you implemented that were adopted by others.
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Awards received for measurable performance.
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