1) What's the right balance between skills and project experience on a resume? 2) How to present your skills without sounding too generic (e.g. "Manage project teams and lead deliver etc etc")

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^this. Outcomes, dollars and percentages. Results oriented everything. No one cares if you did PMO for a year and sent status updates to stakeholders. Take credit for the entire project and the results it had.

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I'd suggest tailoring the resume to the position. If you need to show breadth, the industry matters. If not, then strictly focus on results. In short, it depends lol

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But the results have to be there regardless

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Skills and results in the same bullet.

Thanks. But By project exp I really meant domain/sector experience. Does a reader care if I led a major strategy project that provided some insight that helped our client do better in sector x?

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