English Language & Usage Asked on February 10, 2021
In my CV I have short lists of responsibilities/tasks that I was assigned in my past jobs. Should I use the -ing form of a verb in such lists or rather the infinitive?
For example:
Accountant at XYZ
Tasks:
- Prepare project meetings
- Calculate big meaningful numbers
or
Accountant at XYZ
Tasks:
- Preparing project meetings
- Calculating big meaningful numbers
Everyone wants to make his/her resume catchy and unique, which is natural. Here, both styles should be fine, provided, minimum parallelism is maintained. E.g.,
Responsibilities include/ included,
OR
OR
Part of a multi-tasking team, I usually had to
https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/military-resume-sample: Relevant part of this link is here:
Under 'experience' details:
• Performed regular foot patrols, escorted residents ...
• Provided informational assistance and directional guidance to ...
• Responded swiftly and reacted calmly to reported incidents ...
Answered by Ram Pillai on February 10, 2021
Action verbs are the go-to. MIT gives a list of action verbs for CV writing that are all past tense. The rule of thumb is on consistent verb tense, and since your work history is mostly in the past, use the past tense.
Answered by livresque on February 10, 2021
Possibly it depends on how you phrase the preceding text.
My tasks were to:
I was tasked with:
Answered by Peter Jennings on February 10, 2021
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