Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
I've covered the idea that your resume tells a story. I've looked at the kind of stories you'll tell (general, job, and career). I've looked at the parts of the resume and how they tell your tale to a recruiter or potential client.
So how do you fill all this in?
It's actually pretty simple. It's a matter of going through your history and telling your tale.
As I noted previously, the best way to approach your resume is to view it as creating a story. When you view it as a story, you can both craft it so you can easily convince people to hire you, but also it's just a lot more enjoyable.
Any good story has parts; introductions, beginning, endings, climaxes, etc. Your resume has its own components that tell your story. We'll look at these parts so you can get an idea of how to tweak them to tell the kind of story you want.
So, we'll take a look at the parts of your resume-story. I'll present them in the order I recommend they appear on the resume. Each has a specific purpose in telling your story.
When it's time to write a resume – indeed when it's time to do a job search – you want to tell the story of your career to potential employers, in a way that gets you the job.
This is the "arty" part of resume writing and though it's a way to make resume writing far more interesting, it can be as difficult as any artistic effort. You may have trouble starting – or stopping. You may get writer's block, or not be sure what to include.
Either way, work on telling your story.