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    Every third Thursday of the month, we answer questions submitted to us from Kansas City area job seekers and employers. This week, we answer a question from job seeker James Cross.

     

    Should your resume be written in 1st or 3rd person?

     

    Great question, James.

    You’re certainly not the first person to ask this.

    Your resume should never be written in third person. Use first person, but leave out the pronoun “I.” For example, if you’re an administrative assistant, instead of saying “I coordinated travel for senior leadership,” simply say “Coordinated travel for senior leadership.”

    Organize your responsibilities in a bulleted list, using an action verb at the beginning of each bullet point.

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    For example, rather than saying “I ran reports,” say “Generated reports.”

    Below is an example of how to take a basic, generic bullet point and make it valuable by adding an action verb and number to quantify your responsibilities.

    Example:

    Generic Responsibility:Processed monthly payroll.

    Next, take it a step further by quantifying your past responsibility. (Al

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