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