A bad experience...

Dr. Seuss once said “I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells…” and I find this a perfect introduction to my next installment of resume advice: Experience.

I suggest you use a chronological format for your resume and provide information about what the companies you have worked for actually do. (For example “Manufacturers of food process equipment” or “A multi-billion dollar manufacturer and marketer of consumer packaged goods”) one line here is enough, and it’s extremely helpful.

Good resumes will have concise, accurate, bulleted responsibility/experience statements that begin with verbs and illustrate your accomplishments and skills.

The Good:
(Remember, numbers are your friend!)

• Initiated design changes and search engine optimization practices resulting in 25% increase in natural search referrals and a reduction in home page abandonment by over 200%.
• Increased productivity and efficiencies by 30%, which improved the bottom line $240,000 annually
• Reduced rework, achieved $100,000 in cost avoidance

The Bad: (What you did, but not how well you did it)

• Demonstrated excellent materials management skills
• Purchased equipment
• Demonstrated project management skills

The Ugly:
(Please, please, please, proofread! And did I mention concise?)

• Maintained files and reports, did data processing, cashed employees' paychecks.
• Overlooked all areas to ensure an overwhelming success
• Develop and recommend an annual operating expense fudget.
• While I am open to the initial nature of an assignment, I am decidedly disposed that it be so oriented as to at least partially incorporate the experience enjoyed heretofore and that it be configured so as to ultimately lead to the application of more rarefied facets of financial management as the major sphere of responsibility.

In all seriousness, this is the real “meat” of your resume, do this part well, and you will go much further.