Members ec437 Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Do these sound professional as descriptions of my current jobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members collinwho Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 My, very unprofessional, opinion is that seems fine, but I would wait until someone else weighs in before printing out a hundred copies or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassius Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Responsible to provide professional-quality photo services to various departments of the university and its student government. Also responsible to ensure communication between various departments and maintenance and upgrades of equipment. might i suggest: Responsible to provide professional photo services to various departments of the university, including its student government. Ensures communication between multiple departments. Maintains and upgrades equipment. Main duties include directing, planning, instructing and assisting in classes of international graduate and undergraduate students as they improve their English in order to pursue MBA and BA degrees in the United States. Also provide specialized assistance to those studying accounting. Main duties include directing, planning, instructing and assisting in English classes for international students in the undergraduate and graduate programs for ESL. Secondary duties include assisting in specialized accounting instruction. That's just an idea, without seeing the overall "voice" of the resum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ec437 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 might i suggest: Responsible to provide professional photo services to various departments of the university, including its student government. Ensures communication between multiple departments. Maintains and upgrades equipment. Main duties include directing, planning, instructing and assisting in English classes for international students in the undergraduate and graduate programs for ESL. Secondary duties include assisting in specialized accounting instruction. That's just an idea, without seeing the overall "voice" of the resum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassius Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Great, thanks. There's one more previous employment summary on there: ok check this out Main duties included assisting with management of information, materials, and material flow through warehouse and office. Inventory under management over $1 million. Responsible for crucial database maintenance to ensure availability of materials and accurate accounting measurements. Recommended several company-wide improvements to maximize efficiency. All were implemented and successful. ergo Main duties included assisting with info-management, materials, and office/warehouse flow-through with inventories over $1 million. Was also responsible for crucial database maintenance that ensured accurate accounting and inventory measurements. Successfully implemented several company-wide upgrades to maximize efficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ec437 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 ok check this out ergo Main duties included assisting with info-management, materials, and office/warehouse flow-through with inventories over $1 million. Was also responsible for crucial database maintenance that ensured accurate accounting and inventory measurements. Successfully implemented several company-wide upgrades to maximize efficiency. Hmm. OK. Although, I didn't implement the changes per se, I just recommended them as I was leaving the job. My boss (the VP) implemented them after I left and told me later that they were a great success and they promoted him because of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassius Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Hmm. OK. Although, I didn't implement the changes per se, I just recommended them as I was leaving the job. My boss (the VP) implemented them after I left and told me later that they were a great success and they promoted him because of it hah... well....the grey areas of resum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachoff Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 My $.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Do these sound professional as descriptions of my current jobs? I don't think hanging out here qualifies as job experience, so you may wish to drop the first one entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 equipment. This is (in my not so smrt opinion) the best one suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 It's "r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 I thought it was like my edit. rez-u-may, not ray-sue-may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 I thought it was like my edit. rez-u-may, not ray-sue-may. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resume It's what I've been taught, at least. And since we took it from the French, we undoubtedly screwed up the pronunciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resume It's what I've been taught, at least. And since we took it from the French, we undoubtedly screwed up the pronunciation. It's likely that it's pronunciation has been changed, and being from a bi-lingual (french/english) country certainly doesn't make me an expert. That link has a button on it that plays the word audibly, I can't listen ATM (speakers aren't connected just yet, new PC) but give it a listen and let me know which is correct. I'm curious now, not that it will likely change how I say it if wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 That link has a button on it that plays the word audibly, I can't listen ATM (speakers aren't connected just yet, new PC) but give it a listen and let me know which is correct. I'm curious now, not that it will likely change how I say it if wrong. Rez-oo-may is how m-w.com pronounces it with their little audio tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Rez-oo-may is how m-w.com pronounces it with their little audio tool. So I have been saying it right, just not spelling it right. Cool. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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