Résumé Statements Name ____________________
Some recruiters claim to spend no more than 10 seconds on résumés. Wordy
experience statements in résumés are a turnoff to busy recruiters and employers
alike.
Effective résumés are written in a truncated style that eliminates articles (a, an,
and the) and uses shorthand to communicate.
Wrote 35-page business plan.
Catalogued 500+ case files.
Well-written résumés also use strong action verbs to describe employment
Revise the following experience statements for conciseness. Some statements may
also be improved by replacing weak verbs.
1. Was responsible for supervision of four associates and allocated the daily
tasks.
2. Attended to a variety of customer inquiries in a busy office of 16 insurance
6. Managed an entire database for two months for one of the sales
departments in the company while the manager was away on maternity
leave.
10. Went to Spanish classes to improve my speaking and writing of Spanish.
14. I was awarded honors for gathering the most donations for a silent auction
Solutions
1. Supervised/allocated tasks for four associates daily.
2. Addressed customer inquiries for 16 insurance agents.
3. Resolved tenant plumbing complaints.