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Get a Great Job When You Don’t Have a Job

[Tell me about yourself]

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
[This section would contain Lisa’s power proposition. You will notice
that we don’t actually write the words power proposition on the
résumé itself. Instead, we identify this section on the résumé itself as
“summary.” Other words that are occasionally used instead of sum-
mary are professional summary, highlights of qualifications,
summary of qualifications, and professional expertise, and
you may feel free to use those terms on your résumé if you wish.]

[What have you done, and with what result?]
WORK HISTORY
[Your job title, the name of the company, its city and state, and the
years that you worked there. We’ll talk later about why you do not
need to write the months that you worked, only the years. Your most
recent job always goes first.]

Production Manager
Sammy T. Productions, Tampa, FL 2005–2009

[Underneath your title, years, and company, you’ll write two to six
Q statements.]
• Managed a crew of 3 assistant directors, 4 production
assistants, and production.
• Hired a technical and artistic crew of 349.
• Adhered to all Screen Actors Guild and IATSE union
rules, including those for children.
• Negotiated and saved 18% of a $16 million budget.
• Scheduled a 27-day shooting schedule with 206 separate
scenes.
• Collected records and analyzed personnel, equipment,
and expendables usage throughout production to ensure
staying on budget.

[Continue in the same manner, going back only 10 to 15 years.]

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