The Career Builder article has some ips on aking your resume sound better... well actually get read easier with the 30 seconds or less you have of the reader.
For example, looking for important nouns and verbs can be helpful. It also means that you will have to change specific words in your basic resume for different jobs. You can use Industry-specific acronyms, degrees or certifications, and computer program proficiencies.
Also remember, try to keep your resume scanner friendly... scanner as in computer scan reading your resume. This might not be true for art and design profesionals, but for others it should be of inportance.
SOURCE: Netscape Career Builder
Get the Edge: Using Buzzwords in Your Resume
Wouldn't it be great if you could sprinkle a few magic words into your resume that would miraculously catapult it to the top of the heap in an interviewer's office? No hocus pocus is needed -- adding certain "buzzwords" or keywords to your resume could do just that.
How resumes are being distributed and retrieved is changing the way they are prepared. Today, a resume often has two audiences..
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