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CMA CHEMICAL RECRUITERSCREATE A POWER RESUME THAT WILL GET ATTENTION

1.     State your name, address, home, work/cell phone numbers, and email address.

2.     State a simple, general objective. Being too specific will limit who will consider you.

3.     Work experience

a.     List in reverse chronological order.

b.     State the company, city and state, and years worked there.

c.      In a short (1 line) sentence state what the company makes and the chemical process.

d.     State your Job title, if it is too company specific that people outside your company will not understand, substitute a generic title.

e.     Use short statement bullet points, not long paragraphs *

f.      List your Duties and Accomplishments* specific to the job title and date of the job.
When applying for a job read the Job Description and use the same words (buzz words) in your resume.  For instance if the JD says “Supervise” do not write “Manage”.  
*Do not just list duties. State accomplishments using strong specific action words. 

The word “Worked” for instance is weak and overused.  Use collaborated, led, functioned, or solved instead.

g.     Start your bullets with a power action verb, for instance:
accelerated            created             framed              launched          presented
accomplished          designed          grew                  led                   saved
achieved                developed        generated          managed          simplified
applied                  devised             handled             negotiated       spearheaded
attained                 directed            implemented     operated           specified
built                       drafted             improved           outlined           streamlined
caused                   eliminated        increased           oversaw           supervised
collaborated          established       initiated             performed        tracked
cooperated             expanded         introduced         planned            upgraded
constructed            formulated       invented            prepared           wrote

h.     End your bullets with quantifiable results, for instance:
”Improved overall plant profit by 5%/yr”, “Reduced consumption by 80%”, “Saved $120,000 in annual operating costs”, “Decreased process cycle time by 14%, saving $100 M/yr.”, etc.

*** (If you do not state results/accomplishments, how will a potential employer know you can really help him/her?) ***

*Ask yourself the question “So what?” after every line in your resume.  For example you write:
Supervised 2 engineers, 10 mechanics, and 2 instrument technicians.  (So What?)
Instead say: Supervised 2 engineers, 10 mechanics, and 2 instrument technicians with no absenteeism. (Answers the question)

4.     Education
a.     Degree
b.     School attended
c.      Year graduated
d.     If graduated within the past 5 years, give GPA.

5.     List any supplemental training, certifications, or licenses.

6.     List any special skills, for instance: Computer or Software Skills.

7.     List any professional memberships and/or awards.

8.     Resume should be no longer than two (2) pages.

CMA revised 2009

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