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Old 08-31-2011, 12:23 PM
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I'm not fond of the double column of bullets in activities. And a list of stuff here is way less impressive than just focusing on one or two that tell a story (accomplishments).
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Thank you very much for the advice/criticism.

I am going to reorganize the exams/education part and get rid of some of the interests on the bottom. I am also going to try to think of ways to show more accomplishment/leadership in my work experience although that will be hard to embellish too much -- many of the jobs really didn't give me a chance to shine.

With serving, I'm going to mention training and other manager-type activities I did and take out "Successfully settled customer questions and complaints."

With Office Assistant, I will explain how this "Determined average insurance reimbursement amounts using pivot tables in Microsoft Excel" actually benefited the company.

I can't think of much to improve my current job...I'm a receptionist that handles the certificates of insurance. Basically it is just one other person and I that makes up the Certificate Department so perhaps I can embellish with that.

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On another note, what are your thoughts on a personal website? If you were a hiring manager looking at resumes, would you take a look at a website if it was listed on the resume?
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