We start resumes from the wrong perspective:

What have I done, write that down.

Instead, we need to think, "who is going to read this, what are they going to be looking for, how do I show that to them?"

It is entirely natural to start from the literal perspective of "What have I done." That is what we are taught should go in a resume. The term for a resume outside of the US is CV, Curriculum Vitae, meaning "course of (one's) life."

This is great, except that if I am a manager or recruiter evaluating potential hires, I am not thinking about the course of their lives; I am asking myself, can this person do this job? Are they going to fit our culture and solve my problems?"

Break out of the mold of trying to tell your life story; instead, help the reader understand how you are the best solution to their problem, the best asset to their company.

This means changing how you present your experience from "these are things I have done" to "here are examples of problems I have solved, capabilities I have developed, and impact I have had; I can do even more for you!"

Which reminds me (double value post today!): SHOW ME, do not TELL ME.

People like to write that they are "Highly motivated quick learners with excellent communication skills."

I call these "happy words," where people write unsupported positive things about themselves at the top of the resume. Happy words are a distraction, for a few reasons:

1) Everyone writes them
2) They are all mostly the same; no one ever writes "I'm lazy and a bit hard to get along with, but I have unique skills so hire me and put up with my drama, it will be worth it." At least that would stand out for consideration!
3) They are not backed up by data.

Good managers and recruiters skip right over your happy words to look at what you have DONE. What you have done SHOWS ME what you are really capable of. Because you have done it. So if you feel you are a quick learner, show that through an example of how you learned a new space in two weeks, allowing you to deliver something fast. If you think you have excellent communication skills, link me to your blog or your list of public speaking events.

Example: A candidate I was trying to hire once asked me about how I lead my team. I told him that I was a live streamer with 100 videos on YouTube, all of which my team could see, where I talked about my leadership style. I pointed out that if I were a hypocrite in those videos and led differently than what I said, my team would call me out on it. He said this was the best answer he ever heard because it contained proof, not just my claims.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ethanevansvp_we-start-resumes-from-the-wrong-perspective-activity-7111743587922452480-je7L