Writing your resume

Resumes seem to share a universal language and structure which don’t serve the purpose of the resume. 

There is a tendency to use words that sound specific but are actually abstract, like critical thinker, effective leader or good communicator. 

Records of professional experience can become a never-ending list of everything out of fear of missing something important. 

And commas are preferenced over full-stops to group many favourable but unrelated points together, resulting in abnormally long sentences. 

We wouldn’t write like this normally, but we use this structure because other resumes are structured like this too.

So instead of starting with this common structure and writing within it, start by freely writing about your most relevant experiences and demonstrate them with tangible examples. 

Then structure your resume in a way that will best serve your applications, using language that is natural, clear and concise. 

Just keep in mind that if you’re trying to say a lot, you actually may not be saying much at all.

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