How to Write Your Resume's Employment History

If you ask most hiring managers, they'll tell you: Resumes are a necessary evil. On the one hand, they can tell employers everything they need to know about a candidate. On the other hand, they can tell them nothing. "Hiring managers have love-hate relationships with resumes," says Monster.com resume expert Kim Isaacs. "They need resumes to find candidates to fill job openings, but they often have to wade through piles of poorly written work histories."

Giving hiring managers a clear, concise, well-written work history can help them make a quick and confident decision about your qualifications — putting you ahead of the pack, according to Isaacs, who recommends the following tips for writing an effective employment history:

• Avoid writing job descriptions and detail actual job performance rather than assigned duties.

• Whenever possible, include measurable results. Instead of writing, "Significantly increased revenues and grew client base between 2005 and 2008," write, "Increased revenues from $250,000 in 2005 to $1.5 million in 2008 and tripled client base from 2,500 to 7,000."

• Use the "PAR" (Problem Action Results) formula for describing your accomplishments: What challenges did you face, how did you overcome them and what were the results.

For more tips, go to:

http://career-advice.monster.com/resumes-cover-letters/resume-writing-tips/write-a-winning-employment-history/article.aspx

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