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Include a section that details
your work history in reverse

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chronological order, that is,
from most recent to oldest.

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For each job that you choose
to include, you will identify

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your employer
(by company name only),

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your job title,
location (by city and state)

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and dates of employment
(by month and year).

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If your job title is more
important than the employer's

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name, then put it first.
If you do not know what your

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job title was, ask the
personnel office at your former

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employer's place of business.
Or, if that isn't possible,

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create a title that
accurately describes what you

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did on the job.

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After you give all of this
information, detail what your

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accomplishments were
for each position.

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Be as specific as you can,
quantifying results

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whenever possible.
Stress the skills you used to

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accomplish the tasks in each
job, rather than just listing

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your responsibilities.
The phrases responsible for

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and duties included weaken
your accomplishments.

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Being responsible for
something does not mean that

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you actually did it!

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Use action verbs to
strengthen your resume.

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Write short phrases,
not full sentences.

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Remember that it is
unnecessary to ever say I on

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a resume; who else would you
be writing about?