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Accepted.com Odds 'N Ends
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Fatal Application Flaw #3: Clich�d Writing
(Continuing
my series on essays that sound like baby talk and are frequently
application killers.)Don't hide your lucid answers to essay
questions behind meaningless verbiage and abused clich�s. I recently
read an interview with a recent MBA grad on BW. (To protect the guilty,
I won't link.)
"As a new company in a new space, we need to exceed client
expectations, so first and foremost I drive client projects in the
health-care and telecom verticals. But my job requires an internal
focus as well, and I spend a ton of time both building and updating
scalable systems, from knowledge management to invoicing and
payroll."
Ouch!!! I suppose this fellow is highly intelligent, and I hope he is
good at what he does, but don't write like he talks. Write directly and
clearly so people can understand you. Can the buzz! Perhaps a
translation would be:
"As a new company entering a new market, we need to impress our
clients with outstanding performance. I personally manage projects
for clients in the health-care and telecom industries. But in
addition to serving our clients, I am striving to build our business
by ensuring that all our systems from personnel to invoicing support
our growth."
For more on what real writers (and readers) think of the latest in
vapid jargon, please see:
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Show, Don't Just State, Important Qualities in Your Resume
"Excellent team and interpersonal skills." How many times have
I, as an editor, removed that phrase from a resume? Too many to
count. It is a completely unsubstantiated statement that anyone
could write, and is therefore meaningless. But it raises the
question, how do you portray important qualities and attributes
in a resume?
Through examples. Team and interpersonal skills are extremely
valuable in almost any professional role, and a potential
employer will want to know you have them. But your resume will
have more credibility if you show rather than state that you
possess such skills.
Here are some examples of ways to illustrate key qualities:
- Leadership: "Persuaded senior management to upgrade
company's technology infrastructure; initiative increased
customer response time by 10%." "Initiated drive to recruit
undergraduates from historically black colleges."
- Excellent team player: "As cross-functional team member,
facilitated consensus between risk and marketing, enabling
project to commence implementation ahead of schedule." "On
product development team, proposed approach for sharing
information and ideas that won praise from project lead."
- Strong interpersonal skills: "Motivated 8 reluctant team
members by considering each person's development interests
in assigning tasks." "As team member on telecom marketing
project, obtained cooperation of senior managers in
clarifying strategic parameters."
- Excellent communication skills: "As liaison between
technical team and line managers, initiated ongoing intranet
discussion to facilitate mutual understanding of business
goals and drivers, evolving technical capabilities, and
opportunities for alignment between the two areas." "Based
on success in informally training colleagues on ACB system,
sought and obtained management's agreement to train external
clients."
While each of these accomplishments could work as a resume
bullet item, you can also put them in the "professional profile"
or "qualifications" section at the top of the resume, preceding
the point with the quality you want it to illustrate.
With such an approach, your qualities and attributes truly
come alive to the reader of your resume.
Cindy Tokumitsu
Editor, Accepted.com
Member, Professional Association of Resume Writers
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