Executive Summary
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What is an executive summary?
An executive summary of your resume is a condensed, concise ONE page version of your resume which lets the reader scan for your key skills and accomplishments quickly. It’s your abbreviated biography.
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Why create an executive summary?
An executive summary is often used as an introductory piece attached to a mass email campaign, or to your portfolio. It can also be used on the “About Me” page of your blog or website.
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Can you use it to respond to job advertisements?
No. For job advertisements use your regular, full resume.
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How do you create an executive summary?
- Just like anything else – your executive summary needs to be broadly tailored for your audience.
- Thus, you will obviously have several versions of your executive summary.
- To create an executive summary – understand who would be its readers – and then summarize your resume in one page highlighting those skills and accomplishment stories which are most likely to appeal to your readers.
