This
is the most important part of your resume.
Each Ability statement includes a...
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Verb
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Describes
actions you take. Verbs in this example
include supervise, manage, estimate, and
use.
Object
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Persons
or tasks acted upon. Objects in this
example include front-office staff,
quality of customer service, cost of
veterinary service, accounts receivable
and payable and
Quickbooks.
Proof
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Describes
a situation when the ability in question
was performed well. Proof statements in
this example describe ability to perform
both technical and interpersonal
skills.
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Example
Veterinary Office Manager
Abilities
Supervise
front-office
staff.
Supervised two
support staff and one vet tech for two small animal
veterinarians.
Manage
the quality of
customer service.
Only bitten twice in
10 years.
Estimate
the cost of veterinary
services. Have never
been more than $10 below the actual cost of
services rendered.
Manage
accounts receivable
and payable.
Kept aging accounts to
less than 2% per month and have never had to make a
late payment.
Use
Quickbooks and related
software to cost-effectively manage a veterinary
office.
Have been able to
eliminate office staff overtime payments.
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Employers
want to know
how you will
make them
money.
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Insert Job
Title
before "Job Description."
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Edit by deletion
to include your most
relevant skills.
Professional
business and management
resumes are typically
no longer than
one side of
one page.
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