This week on Get Hired with Doug Perry, Doug talks to us about using adverbs in your resume. You only have seconds to grab the readers attention when it comes to your resume and cover letter, this week Doug shows us how you grab that attention you want.
Episode Highlights
- Adverbs, the good, the bad and the ugly
- Efficient writing
- Avoid the skim
- Types of Adverbs (redundant adverbs, useless adverbs
Quotes
“The road to hell is paved with adverbs”
“That extra word is not necessary to convey the idea”
“Let the verb do its job”
“It is meant to give it that extra punch, but it ends up being extra cumbersome to read”
“Readers start to skim through your content and that is where you start to loose them”
“Watch for the use of definitely, truly, very and really”
“We want for them to know that we are different, and that we stand out. That we are going to make the difference in their office”
Links
Dougs Adverb Article: https://gethiredrdh.com/using-adverbs-in-resume-writing/
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gethiredrdh@gmail.com
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