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RESUMES
A resume gives potential employers a
feel for your past experience and skills.
Remember you are trying to market
yourself, so emphasize your strengths.
How do you know what to include in your
resume? What is the best format?
Past experiences matter
While there are many formats to choose
from, the best one is easy for the reader
to find the connection between what you
have done and what they need. You do
this by including skills and experiences
that the reader can understand and by
matching the language from the job
description.
When you match the language from the job desription on your resume AI
screeners will be more likley to recognize your experiences fit the necessary skills
of the job. The human that reads it after the initial screening will also be able
to easily make the connection between your relevant experiences and the skills
necessary to complete the job.
In an Accounting job description found on the State of Oregon jobs website you
can find a Knowledge and Skills section that lists what is needed for this position.
If you have gained any of these skills from past experiences – even classes you
have taken, you should include all of those experiences on your resume with the
matching language from the job description.
Accounting Job Description
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS section example:
▶ Knowledge of fund accounting, including sources of funds, cost segregation,
and display of expenditures and revenues, and budgetary accounting.
▶ Skill reconciling accounts, initiating corrections, and making adjusting entries.
▶ Skill organizing and coordinating work groups to resolve issues.
▶ Skill analyzing accounting information to prevent, detect, and correct errors
▶ Reviewed fiscal transactions to assure conformity to statute, policy, etc.
A FEW GOOD EXAMPLES OF HOW YOU CAN USE THE JOB
DESCRIPTION KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SECTION ON YOUR
RESUME ARE HERE:
Accounting Internship
ABE ONE Accounting LLC, Wilsonville, OR
March XXXX-June XXXX
• Analyzed accounting information to prevent, detect, and correct errors.
• Reviewed fiscal transactions to assure conformity to statute, policy, etc.
Treasurer
Business Club, Western Oregon University
Sept XXXX-June XXXX
• Employed knowledge of fund accounting, including sources of funds, cost
segregation, and display of expenditures and revenues, and budgetary
accounting.
Hall Treasurer
Oct XXXX - June XXXX
Resident Hall Association, Western Oregon University
• Organized and coordinated work groups to resolve issues.
• Reconciled accounts, initiated corrections, and made adjusting entries.
While you can choose the format of your resume, we suggest you keep it simple and succinct.
Review the samples on the following pages to get an understanding of how it should look. The
checklist on page 12 will help you understand what is needed.
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