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The Change Laboratory’s blog is dedicated to empowering people by highlighting best practices in the arena of personal / career development and organizational effectiveness.

Skills Meter on a Resume

Kent R.

In short, don't use a skills meter to outline your level of expertise in certain skills on your resume. Instead, as this post outlines, include specific achievements that show how you have used a certain skill to make a meaningful (ideally quantifiable) impact on an organization.

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Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills

Kent R.

“Excellent written and verbal communication skills” is about the most common entry I see on resumes (regardless of level). For that very reason, it is also something I don’t suggest you include. Instead, your resume itself should make this point very clear. But all-too-often I see candidates lay claim to being excellent communicators and then undercut that claim by presenting a resume that displays anything but. Here are some common missteps to avoid.

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Implied First Person

Kent R.

Q: In your last post, you mentioned that some people will make the mistake of using a third person voice on their resumes. Please explain what this is (so I don't do it).

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