Writing Great Resumes with Scott Vedder (Best Selling Author of "Signs of a Great Resume") - a podcast by Ryan Sweeney

Best Selling Author Scott Vedder discusses his top tips for developing a great civilian resume when leaving the military

1- Best tips for writing a resume 

- !@#$% approach

- Not a Job Description

- Objectives vs Summaries

- Bullet length

- Making it about the employer

2- How to translate your skills so civilian recruiters understand

- Terms and job titles

- Using RATS (Results and Actions up front) over STAR

3- How to ensure your soft skills are effectively portrayed

- PATRIOT technique

4- Where to find the !@#$% for your resume

- Past PDs (Evaluations), Comptrollers, Chain of Command, Keeping track of information/data yourself

5- If changing careers, and experience has little relevance, what to do

- Functional resumes

6- Importance of networking and how it plays into the resume process.

- Never stop interviewing

Bio:

- Best Selling Author (Presented at the White House)

- Fortune 100 Recruiter

- ACP Mentor

References:

Scott on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottvedder/

website: http://www.authorscottvedder.com/

American Corporate Partners: https://www.acp-usa.org/

"Signs of a Great Resume" https://www.amazon.com/Signs-Great-R%C3%A9sum%C3%A9-Veterans-Speaks/dp/149491834X

Commit Foundation: https://www.commitfoundation.org/

SEAL Future Foundation: https://sealff.org/

Navy Special Operations Foundation: https://www.nsof.org/

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