Comments on: Resumes: Two Phrases to Turn Robotic to Robust http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/2010/03/18/using-your-job-description-to-write-your-resume-in-a-good-way/ Bold, authentic, audacious career branding for next generation executives. Advice on resumes, cover letters, bios and web resume portfolios Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Business Effective Guide Marketing Small http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/2010/03/18/using-your-job-description-to-write-your-resume-in-a-good-way/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Business Effective Guide Marketing Small Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:24:39 +0000 http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/?p=794#comment-583 Just what I was searching for! I was researching articles for our site when I came across your post (on Resumes: Two Phrases to Turn Robotic to Robust | The Executive Brand Blog) which I noticed on AOL. We would love you to write for us, if interested. I've bookmarked this post for future reference. Nice comments here as well - Cheers from Business Effective Guide Marketing Small Just what I was searching for! I was researching articles for our site when I came across your post (on Resumes: Two Phrases to Turn Robotic to Robust | The Executive Brand Blog) which I noticed on AOL. We would love you to write for us, if interested. I’ve bookmarked this post for future reference. Nice comments here as well – Cheers from Business Effective Guide Marketing Small

]]> By: Business Effective Guide Marke http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/2010/03/18/using-your-job-description-to-write-your-resume-in-a-good-way/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Business Effective Guide Marke Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:24:00 +0000 http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/?p=794#comment-589 Just what I was searching for! I was researching articles for our site when I came across your post (on Resumes: Two Phrases to Turn Robotic to Robust | The Executive Brand Blog) which I noticed on AOL. We would love you to write for us, if interested. I've bookmarked this post for future reference. Nice comments here as well - Cheers from Business Effective Guide Marketing Small Just what I was searching for! I was researching articles for our site when I came across your post (on Resumes: Two Phrases to Turn Robotic to Robust | The Executive Brand Blog) which I noticed on AOL. We would love you to write for us, if interested. I’ve bookmarked this post for future reference. Nice comments here as well – Cheers from Business Effective Guide Marketing Small

]]> By: Gayle http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/2010/03/18/using-your-job-description-to-write-your-resume-in-a-good-way/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Gayle Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:27:59 +0000 http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/?p=794#comment-579 Hi Kathy Whether I write percentages or actual numbers is usually a call I make with an individual case. But my personal rule-of-thumb is if the numbers are low, I tend to use percentages. So if you reduced headcount from five people to two, it sounds a bit meagre. On the other hand a 60% reduction sounds more impressive. In other times, a lot of companies have confidentiality demands and do not allow employees stating numbers regarding revenues, budgets and the like. In that case, percentages can still sound impressive and the person keeps to the confidentiality agreement. As far as how I calculate percentages, I cheat by using this site: http://www.infoseek.com.au/percentage.htm ;-) Hi Kathy
Whether I write percentages or actual numbers is usually a call I make with an individual case. But my personal rule-of-thumb is if the numbers are low, I tend to use percentages. So if you reduced headcount from five people to two, it sounds a bit meagre. On the other hand a 60% reduction sounds more impressive. In other times, a lot of companies have confidentiality demands and do not allow employees stating numbers regarding revenues, budgets and the like. In that case, percentages can still sound impressive and the person keeps to the confidentiality agreement. As far as how I calculate percentages, I cheat by using this site: http://www.infoseek.com.au/percentage.htm ;-)

]]> By: Gayle http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/2010/03/18/using-your-job-description-to-write-your-resume-in-a-good-way/comment-page-1/#comment-585 Gayle Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:27:00 +0000 http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/?p=794#comment-585 Hi Kathy Whether I write percentages or actual numbers is usually a call I make with an individual case. But my personal rule-of-thumb is if the numbers are low, I tend to use percentages. So if you reduced headcount from five people to two, it sounds a bit meagre. On the other hand a 60% reduction sounds more impressive. In other times, a lot of companies have confidentiality demands and do not allow employees stating numbers regarding revenues, budgets and the like. In that case, percentages can still sound impressive and the person keeps to the confidentiality agreement. As far as how I calculate percentages, I cheat by using this site: http://www.infoseek.com.au/percentage.htm ;-) Hi Kathy
Whether I write percentages or actual numbers is usually a call I make with an individual case. But my personal rule-of-thumb is if the numbers are low, I tend to use percentages. So if you reduced headcount from five people to two, it sounds a bit meagre. On the other hand a 60% reduction sounds more impressive. In other times, a lot of companies have confidentiality demands and do not allow employees stating numbers regarding revenues, budgets and the like. In that case, percentages can still sound impressive and the person keeps to the confidentiality agreement. As far as how I calculate percentages, I cheat by using this site: http://www.infoseek.com.au/percentage.htm ;-)

]]> By: Kathy Bitschenauer http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/2010/03/18/using-your-job-description-to-write-your-resume-in-a-good-way/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Kathy Bitschenauer Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:54:03 +0000 http://www.theexecutivebrand.com/?p=794#comment-578 Hi, Gayle, I love your examples of how to turn job descriptions into achievement statements. I I'm intrigued by one point in your post. I noticed that you converted sales dollars increased into percentages when you wrote the concluding achievement statement. I would love to know how you computed the dollars into percentage and the reason why you changed the numbers from dollars to percentages. Cheers! ~Kathy Hi, Gayle,

I love your examples of how to turn job descriptions into achievement statements. I

I’m intrigued by one point in your post. I noticed that you converted sales dollars increased into percentages when you wrote the concluding achievement statement. I would love to know how you computed the dollars into percentage and the reason why you changed the numbers from dollars to percentages.

Cheers!

~Kathy

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