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Chapter 9 ➤ Step Four: You’re an Achiever!

2. Reference the organization or your position at the end of the statement:
Managed budget of $1.5 million. (Harrington Department Store)
Collaborated with executives to create a new marketing strategy. (St. Francis Board of
Directors)
3. Group achievements together according to where they happened, still keeping them
within skill categories. This kind of organization, in effect, becomes a hybrid resume
based on a functional format (explained in Chapter 14, “A Functional Hybrid That
Makes Sense”).

Bonus Check
A well-crafted functional resume that makes it clear where the job seeker’s achievements
took place can win over employers, even those who claim not to like functional resumes.

You’ll notice all three of these techniques as you peruse the sample functional resumes in
Appendix B.

The Least You Need to Know

➤ In a chronological resume, place your achievement statements under the appropri-
ate job title in the body of your resume.

➤ In a functional resume, your skill headings become subheadings under the Relevant
Experience section in the body of your resume.

➤ Write powerful achievement statements instead of boring job descriptions.
➤ Use action verbs at or near the beginning of your achievement statements.
➤ Prioritize bulleted points within each section so the statement with the most impact
comes first.
➤ Include the information on where an achievement took place in functional resumes.

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