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Old Thu Jul 30, 2015, 11:33pm
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Originally Posted by Rich1 View Post
None of this tells me anything pertinent to skill level or experience related to a specific job you would be applying for. It sounds more like resume BS. When I review resumes I am looking for statements like "increased sales by 20% over previous year by doing XYZ" or "reorganized supply acquisitions process resulting in a $380,000 savings annually for my division" and similar action statements detailing results, not generalities. The skills you have listed -- working under pressure, making decisions, communicating effectively, maintaining a schedule, doing paperwork, following rules and procedures, and leading others -- are qualities I would expect any qualified applicant to have if they have made it to the interview stage.
Wouldn't you ask those kinds of questions in the interview or need to know after you have them face to face?

And I can tell you as someone in sales, I do not care what actual sales you do if my company has a different product or has different customer service goals. I am going to train you anyway and want to know if you are mostly teachable and have appropriate goals.
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