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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In your example OP, you listed what anyone doing that job would have had to do.

You need to explain what YOU did "extra special" to make yourself stand out. People reading your resume know you had to make sure the roof was sound, etc.

Here are some examples (I'm imagining as I don't know your field so bear with me):

Project deadlines met 100% of the time, including roof work
with double permit checks 
Saved client 10% in energy bill yearly, as calculated by EPC standards by devising innovative way to incorporate *insert fancy solar panel name" on original materials 
Passed all city, state and national standard checks, including emissions and materials, on first inspection 
Lobbied for collaboration with Xyc company and was successful in establishing contacts that allowed abc

Stop laughing at my examples, I know nothing about your industry :)
Now, do you see how it's vastly different?
You can put a sentence or two about the general idea of what the project was, but the rest of it needs to be focused on how you specifically knocked it out of the park and someone else with your job title may not have[/quote]

Ok, I think I get some of the difference there, thank you! I will try reworking what I included in the position descriptions; sounds like too much focus on general accomplishments/responsibilities and need to add some highlights.

It seems like if I bullet point a few different projects and note some highlights for each one that it'll eat up a ton of space. Is it typical or expected for your previous job to take up 1/3 or more of the page?[/quote]

Yes I think so.
I like when there are a couple sentences about the title and general duties of the job, and then bullet points underneath where you highlight what you did that was special.
Let's pretend it's a Doctor job since everyone knows what a doctor does

Head ER Physician at Washington Hospital 2013-2015
• improved patient results in head trauma to less than 25% admissions with less than 2% fatalities, an improvement from 6% the prior 5 year average.
(So not "I treated patients with head trauma, but actual numbers showing how you were more successful than the last guy)
•department passed Medicare audit on the first attempt following implementation of Code Blue strategies I designed and implemented, ranking Washington hospital the only hospital in the country without flags in trauma, cardiac and pediatrics.
(Not "participated in successful Medicare audit, every department has to do that, but how did your participation make the audit better)
•facilitated new collaboration with cardiothoracic department and successfully reduced pneumothorax rates and calls to infectious disease by a margin of 4
(Same thing, what you personally did and how it was amazing)

It's not a description of what an ER Doctor does every day, the person hiring knows what they generally do and that can be discussed further at the interview. You want to grab their attention of why you stand out.[/quote]

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