What I learned was disheartening. If I really wanted my r sum to work for me, it meant I had to be more creative and tailor a r sum 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 r sum looks like everyone else's. But, when you tell a little mini-story using the CAR story approach, your r sum starts to sizzle. Designed and implemented the company intranet. For starters, it doesn't answer the big questions the interviewer has. Despite being an intern, the vice president asked me to design the company's intranet site.