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Almost every job seeker has made the same, tragic resume-writing mistake at some point during their career.
Millions of people are making this mistake right now!
Too many people write their resumes with the wrong goal in mind. They want to fit in. They want to sound "professional." They end up writing their resume so that it sounds like every other job seeker's resume!
They write their resumes using such stiff, colorless language that all the good stuff disappears from the page.
Your personality, accomplishments and point of view get wiped away. Then you sound like just another battle drone -- no one special. That's a crime!
You are incredibly talented, vibrant and unique, but no one will know those things about you unless you bring them out in your resume!
Compare these two Summaries from a job seeker's resume:

Summary Version One
Multi-skilled Business Professional with experience in aerospace, pharma and manufacturing seeks new challenge where I can use my skills to help my employer succeed.
This Summary is a good example of zombietastic resume language. This is the horrendous way most of us have been taught to write our resumes.
What is a Multi-Skilled Business Professional, anyway? Anyone who has ever set foot in the business world could claim the same ridiculous, say-nothing title.
You are much more than a Multi-Skilled Business Professional!
Right at the top of your resume, in your Summary, you need to tell us what you do for a living