RESUMESA resume gives potential employers afeel for your past experience and skills.Remember you are trying to marketyourself, so emphasize your strengths.How do you know what to include in yourresume? What is the best format?Past experiences matterWhile there are many formats to choosefrom, the best one is easy for the readerto find the connection between what youhave done and what they need. You dothis by including skills and experiencesthat the reader can understand and bymatching the language from the jobdescription.When you match the language from the job desription on your resume AIscreeners will be more likley to recognize your experiences fit the necessary skillsof the job. The human that reads it after the initial screening will also be ableto easily make the connection between your relevant experiences and the skillsnecessary to complete the job.In an Accounting job description found on the State of Oregon jobs website youcan find a Knowledge and Skills section that lists what is needed for this position.If you have gained any of these skills from past experiences – even classes youhave taken, you should include all of those experiences on your resume with thematching language from the job description.Accounting Job DescriptionKNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS section example:▶ Knowledge of fund accounting, including sources of funds, cost segregation,and display of expenditures and revenues, and budgetary accounting.▶ Skill reconciling accounts, initiating corrections, and making adjusting entries.▶ Skill organizing and coordinating work groups to resolve issues.▶ Skill analyzing accounting information to prevent, detect, and correct errors▶ Reviewed fiscal transactions to assure conformity to statute, policy, etc.A FEW GOOD EXAMPLES OF HOW YOU CAN USE THE JOBDESCRIPTION KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SECTION ON YOURRESUME ARE HERE:Accounting InternshipABE ONE Accounting LLC, Wilsonville, ORMarch XXXX-June XXXX• Analyzed accounting information to prevent, detect, and correct errors.• Reviewed fiscal transactions to assure conformity to statute, policy, etc.TreasurerBusiness Club, Western Oregon UniversitySept XXXX-June XXXX• Employed knowledge of fund accounting, including sources of funds, costsegregation, and display of expenditures and revenues, and budgetaryaccounting.Hall TreasurerOct XXXX - June XXXXResident Hall Association, Western Oregon University• Organized and coordinated work groups to resolve issues.• Reconciled accounts, initiated corrections, and made adjusting entries.While you can choose the format of your resume, we suggest you keep it simple and succinct.Review the samples on the following pages to get an understanding of how it should look. Thechecklist on page 12 will help you understand what is needed.8
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