What I learned was disheartening. If I really wanted my resume to work for me, it meant I had to be more creative and tailor a resume for each and every job I applied for. Although it meant more work, I discovered that my phone started to ring. Those lessons are worth remembering in this unstable market. This acronym stands for Challenge, Approach, Results.
Most people list their duties and responsibilities from each job and how long they worked there.
It's enough to put any employer to sleep, since your resume looks like everyone else's. But, when you tell a little mini-story using the CAR story approach, your resume starts to sizzle. Designed and implemented the company intranet. For starters, it doesn't answer the big questions the interviewer has. In other words, prove you did it well.