Resume II

For my second post, I would like to discuss the best resume advice I have ever received. This came from the Chief of Staff for Congressman Steve Womack before I applied to DC internships. Beau wanted me to take a good long look at my resume, and make sure every single line did two things. The first: every line should be unique and tell something different. You do not want to waste valuable space by repeating similar experiences/skills/wording. The second: every line needs to be intentional and tied to a skill. For example, I could list the simple office tasks I was responsible for, but he wanted me to instead highlight my ability to adapt to new work cultures quickly. Not only did it display my ability to do simple office tasks, but it appeared to be a piece of a larger puzzle I can offer.