Hey yall, I need some advice on helping me look better not only in my resume but when I interview. For working in the field for almost 4 years I am supposedly "well rounded" when it comes to my resume and it shows that I have property accounting experience, corporate sales and use tax experience, and cash management experience at a single corporate job. Any advice would help as I would like to leave my company as further progression with them is not foreseeable.

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I might not have any super unique advice but I'd say, to make your resume stand out, you always want to tailor it very specifically to the role you want by highlighting key achievements with metrics if possible. For interviews, I would focus a lot on storytelling, especially how your skills have solved problems before. Employers want you to really craft a story that shows how you'll contribute

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I really appreciate the advice, I do hear the "tailor the resume to the position you want" frequently and it's always good advice. The story telling aspect is a unique position i haven't heard all too often if at all. I can definitely do something with that and that will help me. I just got to get some more interviews now. Thank you

Be prepared with thoughtful questions that you learned from your job. Think what do I like or not like from a manager, work environment, processes, software, etc. the interview should be a two-way street. Be polished and early. Other than that, just be prepared to elaborate about your skills outside of your resume. What can you bring that they may need (based on job posting)?

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