This is Steveer Robbins.

Welcome to the Get It Done guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

In part one of how to write a great resume, we learned that your resume should tell a story of how you'll be valuable for a company, customized for that company.

In part two, we learned that readers skim.

They don't read in detail, so the order of your entries matters.

You'll either tell the story of your awesomeness chronologically or arranged functionally by skill set.

Today we'll do a deep dive into the details of the individual resume entries themselves.

They say the devil is in the details.

So bring your pitchfork.

It's going to be a fun ride.

People scan from top to bottom.

Did I mention that people will scan your resume?

If nothing else, pound that into your brain.

They'll read the major headings and the first few words of each sentence.

If you use a long sentence, they'll never get to the end of it.

If you use normal prose, they'll fall asleep.

What matters most is the first couple of sentences under each job and the first few words of each sentence.

People often format a job entry as a paragraph of text,

briefly describing the job,

followed by bullet points that list specific accomplishments.

If you choose that format, these tips apply to each sentence in the paragraph, as well as each

bullet point.

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