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Re: resume question [#permalink]
Don't go under 10 pt. font. Play with the margins and line spacing. I fit 9 years of work experience+education+work experience on one page with a 10.5 font. I am going to assume that you're career hasn't been as long. You should have no problem getting everything on one page with at least 10 point font. This is about being selective and concise with what you convey to the admissions committee.
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Re: resume question [#permalink]
Here's a random link for a resume book I found a few years ago. Lots of good examples.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/59526558/Resume-Book-GBC-2008
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It's more important to show your accomplishments than your responsibilities in your resume for business school (probably for anywhere!). Maybe that's the issue you're referring to?

For example:
-Supervised 8 people (responsibility)
-Supervised a team of 8 people who increased sales by 20% (accomplishment)
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Re: resume question [#permalink]
machichi wrote:
It's more important to show your accomplishments than your responsibilities in your resume for business school (probably for anywhere!). Maybe that's the issue you're referring to?

For example:
-Supervised 8 people (responsibility)
-Supervised a team of 8 people who increased sales by 20% (accomplishment)


^ I agree with this.

Also, if the company you worked for is relatively unknown, it is wise to put a brief description of what the company does, possibly combined with your general responsibilities, before moving onto your bullet points.
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Its generally better to start with a verb.
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my understanding is based on what I know from college recruiting and I would assume it's just general good resume practices. you are supposed to use action words. responsibilities included tells nothing about what you actually did, just what you were asked to do. they want to see that you coordinated or managed or processed or actually did something.
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