Resume Accomplishments Examples - Part 2

Accomplishment Bullets vs. Job description bullets

 BLUF:  Might a resume which is heavy on accomplishment bullets (light on job description bullets) increase the risk of getting eliminated from a job opportunity due to a perceived misalignment in skills?  

Lots of useful guidance in this cast which I plan to implement to improve my current resume and job search. Thanks MT!  Is it also true that recruiters will often compare the job description bullets on a candidate resume directly with the job description submitted by the hiring manager and look for a fit based on key words?  I have also heard that many companies have software that is comparing the terms used in your resume to the terms used in the job posting to make the first determination of a fit.  The question here: Is there some value to making it easy for a less knowledgeable (perhaps- lazy/busy) recruiter to see your resume as a good fit because the job posting calls for (example)…

"Coordinate global event production and logistics for web developer conferences such as catering, security, audio/ visual, room acquisition/reservations, and staging"

…and the candidate resume has a bullet that says something like

"Managed international event operations and logistics for seventeen international developer and computer programming conferences including event operations, shipping logistics, stage management, sleeping room reservations, a/v and internet"  

My hypothesis is that- for many recruiters-  it may be easier to compare these two bullets above and determine a “good fit” than it would be if the resume had a more impressive and specific accomplishment bullet that touches only one of the required skills. In this example, perhaps the accomplishment bullet would only read…

"Reduced overall conference catering costs by 12% ($11,000) by switching from individual bottled waters to water coolers for all attendee meals and breaks" 

 The candidate would have to display 5-6 accomplishment bullets to show that they have experience with all the other job requirements for which the hiring manager is looking. 

Thoughts?

...look it up...dessicate....?

 I did, and it is not an English word. The word is 'desiccate', ( des·ic·cate Verb /ˈdesiˌkāt/ )...loosely meaning to dry up or remove extra moisture. I think you used it as a metaphor, as in, to summarize the verbosity of the accomplishment. Or is this a variant?

Hard work but it works

Having just been made redundant last week, the first task this week was my resume. I bought the Resume Workbook and listened to these casts which were excellent. At first, when I saw the format and length I was delighted. But when I came to put everything in I soon realised it does need, as Mark says, to be wrestled down to size. And I'm lucky I'm in Australia and so am allowed two pages!

It's a great format and I'm confident, now that I've got my first attempt to one and a half pages (it only took eight hours), that I'll be able to cut it down further as I continually review it. Looking at the resume I used last time I'm amazed I got a job I think I made every mistake possible.

Excellent advice that is easy to apply - thank you Mark, Mike and Wendii.