REVISE

The purpose of  this step is to evaluate, edit, rewrite and proofread your resume.

Start with the content.
The resume should showcase your accomplishments and illustrate what sets you apart from other candidates.

Qualify and quantify.

Tell how you helped your employers to:

• make money
• save money
• save time
• make work easier
• solve a specific problem
• be more competitive
• build relationships
• expand the business
• attract new customers
• retain existing customers

Use keywords.

Keywords are nouns that tell "what" you did
in the Experience section of a resume.

Refer to the ONET job descriptions.

Key words  are nouns. Job-seekers have have been shown how to emphasize action verbs in the Write section. But the "what" that you performed the action in relation to is just as important. See the following examples:

• Conducted cross-functional management for initial and follow-up contact.
• Coordinated marketing campaigns and special events.
• Managed customer database, product updates, and upgrades.
• Functioned in project-management role.
• Oversaw procurement, allocation, distribution control, stock levels, and cost compilation/analysis.

Include nouns that relate to the skills and experience the employer is looking for in a candidate. More specifically, keywords can be precise "hard" skills -- job-specific/profession- specific/industry-specific skills, technological terms and descriptions of technical expertise (including hardware and software in which you are proficient), job titles, certifications, names of products and services, industry buzzwords, types of degrees, names of colleges, company names and terms that tend to impress, such as "Fortune 500". Awards you've won and names of professional organizations to which you belong can even be used as keywords. Don't forget about "soft" skills, such as interpersonal and communications skills that relate to many types of jobs. These soft skills tend to be the ones that are transferable and applicable across various jobs/careers.

Tapping the Power of Keywords to Enhance Your Resume's Effectiveness http://www.quintcareers.com/resume_keywords.htm

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