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Thursday, May 31, 2007

Resume Summary Section

Reading hundred's of resumes a day I have found that a strong and direct Summary section at the top of a resume really grabs my attention. Leave out your objective statement and replace it with a summary paragraph. There are basically three topics that you must cover with no more than 4-5 sentences up front.

#1 - Education and direct experience summary
#2 - General skills summary
#3 - Personality/working style details

Below is a great example of a powerful summary that will get you noticed:

SUMMARY

B.S. Accounting; Accounting Professional with over four years of intensive general accounting experience. Broad exposure to all accounting functions including AP/AR, GL, budgets, monthly closings, bank reconciliations, variance analysis, bank accruals and working with auditors. Motivated individual with excellent computer skills and advanced knowledge of MS Office Products (MS Excel, Word & Email)

Model your summary like this and you will do great.

Till next time. Good luck! Scott

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