Your resume is for experience and accomplishments only. It's not the place for subjective traits, like "great leadership skills" or "creative innovator, says Alison Green in U.S.News & World Report.

For example, on my resume, I have it formatted to state that I am the owner of Girl.Copy, and have been “working there” from 2015 - present (even though I’ve been a professional writer for ...

1. Tailor your resume I’ve seen a shockingly large number of candidates send out a dozen resumes – that all look exactly the same – to a dozen different job openings.

Head over to Harvard Business Review for some samples to give you a better idea of what works. Yes, Your Resume Needs a Summary | Harvard Business Review Photo by Elliot P.

For example, check out her example of a good resume summary statement for an “IT Director”: “A proven leader of IT startups and established operations offers expertise in defining technical ...

Job seekers often make the mistake of providing too many superfluous details. Aug. 10, 2010 — -- A recruiter pal was recently grumbling about a resume she'd received: "I don't need to know ...