Resume Slogans = Do you have one?

[deet]

A friend is looking for a decent resume slogan.
I suggested something like "Dedicated, Humble & Hard Working."

How about? "honest, truthful and humble."

any help?

 

[RJ]

Attributes I look for in employees... Loyal, Trustworthy, Honest, Good Communication, Team Player, Takes Initiative, Fair, Determined, Ambitious, Smart

or...

:D

 

[deet]

thanks -RJ-

I also came up with;
honest, truthful, kind, God fearing, faithful, loyal, trust worthy & Humble

 

[Rudy]

Here's mine:

Community Developer & Experienced Computer Technician

 

[Jeff]

For a succinct resume slogan; how about Honest and Dependable ... Consummate Professional!

I'd leave out the humble stuff, humbly. :red:
-Jeff

 

[RJ]

Yeah, humility is a good quality to have, but labeling yourself as humble isn't all that humble.

 

[Jeff]

Yeah, humility is a good quality to have, but labeling yourself as humble isn't all that humble.

:bingo:

"Team player" is also an excellent slogan ... these really need to be fine-tuned to best fit with the characteristics of the specific jobs / careers and their expectations, duties and demands, etc. as well. :gl:
Put yourself in the shoes of the Employer (or, more specifically, the overworked HR person who has the job of scanning potentially 100's of resumes per day, given the current state of the economy IMHO.

-Jeff

 

[deet]

Yeah, humility is a good quality to have, but labeling yourself as humble isn't all that humble.

yeah true.

 

[Corey]

I don't have a slogan as such

I use the initials after my name & the Professional Associations I belong to

Cheers
Corey

 

[deet]

I don't have a slogan as such

I use the initials after my name & the Professional Associations I belong to

Cheers
Corey

yeah my wife uses CRNA after her name.
But that is something different than a slogan.

 

[Rich]

I like Team player/Works well with others, Motivated, and Qualified!

 

[Mike]

I usually leave all titles and associations out after my name. my work speaks for itself and is adequately explained in my CV.
As "tag line" i use "Results producing <title of most recent job>" <-this may be industry specific though, since in my industry, the only thing that counts is measurable productivity/performance increase, ROI and cost/ramp up/benefit ratio.
I reuse the same slogan in my cover letter to create the necessary connection between the 2 elements. Each one is stand alone, and if read separately at different times, the headlines tie them together.
The gist of it: Find out what the most looked after traits are in your profession and target the 2 main keywords, formed into an action sentence.

Then for the resume, if you have experience, i'd suggest not to start out with an objective, but rather a summary of qualifications in form of bulleted key words, followed by a short summarizing sentence. Then, move into the professional experiences part, outlining/highlighting specific accomplishments.
(high volume HR departments & recruiters are well versed in scanning for keywords, some have software doing the job for them. you want to hit the keywords that they're looking for as early as possible to remain on top of the stack - especially when they're scanning the resumes manually)

If you're a recent college grad, with no or little experience, then it's worth looking at the objective first and then follow with your strong suits in bullet points. Obviously, with no experience, it's tough to come across with competent and concise action words that describe your professional persona, hence the objective becomes more useful.

M.

 

[whitebark]

"Will work hard for food and bus fare."

And a real one I saw when hiring security staff at a casino:

"If you hire me based on a slogan line I don't want to work there."
We hired her btw.

 

[Keral_Patel]

"No BS" <<< This is a good slogan

 

[deet]

Great work Mike. Thanks!