Special Grammar Rules For Resumes - Work It Daily

Special Grammar Rules For Resumes - Work It Daily After years of attending school and being educated on the English language, you’ll learn that a lot of the grammar rules don’t exist when it comes to writing the resume. Related: 7 Resume Rules You Might Be Able To Break Your resume is a marketing tool, and your “advertisement” does not always follow the traditional grammar rules. Its only purpose is to grab the reader’s attention and cause them to want to know more about you. Here are some ways the resume is different in its grammatical style. Doesn’t include the special class of adjectives known as articles, like “the,” “a,” and “an.” In resumes, every sentence is written like a headline. For example, English language: “I managed the inventory and deployment of….” Ex. Standard US resume style: “Managed inventory and deployment of…” Doesn’t include pronouns, like “I,” “he” or “she.” Ex. English language: “I trained a staff of 10 on …” Ex. Standard US resume style: “Trained staff of 10…” Begins sentences with a verb, not a subject. Ex. English language: “I was the top sales person of the year. Product revenue was up by 30%, compared to last year.” Ex. Standard US resume style: “Ranked top sales person of the year increasing product revenue 30% over last year.” Uses digits for numbers, even when it’s under 10. Digits command a reader’s attention so resumes break traditional grammar rules and every number is shown as a digit. Ex. English language: “Ran five workstations serving…” Ex. Standard US resume style: “Ran 5 workstations serving…” You can see from these examples how applying the standard US resume style to writing helps you get to the key points quicker and makes scanning the resume easier for employers. This post was originally published at an earlier date. Related Posts How To Customize Your Resume 3 Tips For Flaunting Your Value On Your Resume How To Make Dates On A Resume Work For You About the author Don Goodman’s firm was rated as the #1 Resume Writing Service in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Don is a triple-certified, nationally recognized Expert Resume Writer, Career Management Coach and Job Search Strategist who has helped thousands of people secure their next job. Check out his Resume Writing Service. Get a Free Resume Evaluation or call him at 800.909.0109 for more information. Disclosure: This post is sponsored by a CAREEREALISM-approved expert. You can learn more about expert posts here. Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!