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ArcherVice

I'm not gonna lie, if I open a resume and it says: RON SWANSON. At the top of it -- you sir, are hired.

Agreed, 100%. Even more so since the OP watches Top Gear (his name is The Stig).

 
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Overall, not bad content, but needs some work. Here's my $0.02, with a side of brutality.

  • Formatting: right align the cities and dates.
  • Lose the "Project experience includes" and the associated 2nd bullet level.
  • I actually like the functional breakdown represented by the underlined experiences, but absolutely hate that you've squeezed two partial sentences under each. Bullet points shouldn't need periods. Most of these clearly deserve two bullets.
  • IF YOU ONLY READ ONE PIECE OF FEEDBACK, MAKE IT THIS ONE. For every bullet point, focus on results. The actions are great, but SO WHAT? For example, "Performed walkthroughs with key stakeholders, analyzed current workflows, and recommended future processes resulting in savings of [3 days per cycle][8% of costs][20% higher customer retention]Whatever" --choose one
  • Pet peeve. Choose stronger words that "assisted" and "managed." If you can't highlight your specific role more clearly, leave it off.
  • For your JD, if City, MA = Cambridge, MA (i.e. HLS), consider moving education ahead of experience, even though you're 5 years out.
  • Dean's list for both u/g and law school? List your GPA
  • If your LSAT (and/or GRE/GMAT, if you happen to have one) is above the ~90%ile (700ish for GMAT), list it under your law school.
  • Your volunteer and treasurer experiences should read like you other bullets. "Filled $10,000 budget gap as treasurer of xyz" or "served meals to 250 families as volunteer at main street homeless shelter."
  • Re-title "Professional and community" to "Additional" and add 1 or 2 personal bullets. "Snowboarded the matterhorn," "cooked alongside wolfgang puck," or whatever else you do that makes you a real person. Resume reviewers read the first employer, scan for school, read the very last line on the page, then check your name. That might be as far as they get...
 

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