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hired again by the same company for a stipend to do lighting for
a studio shoot on gifted children. Student film, Capture of the
Giants, was voted “most popular student film” in 2006 at Xavier
University. A.A. in theater arts, B.A. in film and television arts,
Xavier University.

Power Proposition 12

ENTRY-LEVEL OFFICE MANAGER
Knowledge of office management in the medical field, specializing
in customer care database creation, filing, billing, and coding
gained from successful completion of a Certificate in Medical
Office Management. Expert in Microsoft Office suite, including
Microsoft Office Access. Earned an A-plus in medical terminology
courses at Keller Community College, Orlando, Florida.
Advanced Certificate in Office Management from Keller Com-
munity College.

Some other useful phrases to start off the first sentence of
your power proposition are

Externship in (medical assisting)
Internship as a(n) (associate editor)
Apprenticeship as a(n) (electrician)

Okay, you’ve just seen several power propositions. Are you
impressed?
Did you ever get a strange feeling that some of the people
who wrote these were bragging?
That’s not an uncommon response for someone who’s writ-
ing a résumé. Bragging is exaggeration mixed with deceit. All of
the power propositions you just read are simply facts. How can
you brag when you’re just telling the truth?
Is a shopkeeper bragging when he displays his finest mer-
chandise in the store window?
Of course not. He, like you, is putting his most attractive
wares out front for you to see in hopes that you’ll come into the
store, look more closely, and then buy something. It’s the same

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