| I recently had an individual who asked me to | | | | then goes on for 4 more jobs and lists the |
| give him a detailed critique of his resume. | | | | job duties of those positions.Isn't it |
| In doing so, I found myself giving him the | | | | obvious that an employer would know the basic |
| most important rules for writing a good | | | | job duties of these positions? So what has |
| resume. You might want to use this same | | | | the candidate conveyed. In short, he has |
| technique to review your own resume.His | | | | said, "I want a good job and I have held |
| resume started with an Objective that said, | | | | these positions." Not a very compelling |
| "To grow professionally and broaden my | | | | message.An employer wants to know the skills |
| horizon as a Pharmacy Technician". This is | | | | and experience you can offer them. So |
| not very different from many other resumes, | | | | instead of an Objective, use a Profile that |
| regardless of the position they are seeking. | | | | gives a summary of what you offer. Example: |
| What does it tell an employer? Only that | | | | "Over 10 years in Pharmacy leadership |
| they want a job. Don't you think the | | | | positions with a proven track record of |
| employer who is holding their resume already | | | | driving record levels of customer |
| knows that?Next he lists his job experience | | | | satisfaction and loyalty." Do you think an |
| as so:2005 to Present - Acme Studio - | | | | employer might want to know more after |
| Chicago, IL | | | | reading that?Then, for each job, describe |
| | | | what a good job you did. There are many ways |
| Pharmacy Supervisor | | | | to do this, including indicating the |
| | | | challenge you faced, what actions you took, |
| Coordinate and monitor employees' duties | | | | and what the result was. Quite simply, just |
| such as supervising cycle medications for | | | | mention how the organization was better off |
| skilled facilities. | | | | because you were there. Example: "Introduced |
| | | | improved inventory controls that reduced |
| Ordering, receiving and distributing | | | | spoilage and slashed costs 10%".Hopefully, |
| pharmaceuticals and DME supplies. | | | | this simple way of reviewing your own resume |
| | | | will give you new insights and help you build |
| Maintaining the resolutions of pharmacy | | | | the kind of resume that gets employers to |
| errors and resolving pharmacy conflicts.So | | | | call you. In the meantime, readers may also |
| what does this tell an employer? Only that | | | | request a Free Resume Evaluation by going to |
| he had a job as Pharmacy Supervisor. Then it | | | | ( or by emailing me at ). |
| lists the basic job duties of that role. It | | | | |