When describing activities, is it better to use third-person wording or first person wording?
i.e.:
“As a heavy equipment operator, I was responsible for the safe operation of multiple pieces of heavy equipment, including backhoes, excavators, and dump trucks”
or
“Responsible for the safe operation of multiple pieces of heavy equipment, including backhoes, excavators, and dump trucks”
With the limited space given for descriptions (300 characters including spaces for the TMDSAS), I’m leaning towards the second to maximize the use of the space describe the position.
Discuss…
I think I used the second version back when I applied for exactly the reason you gave --to save on character count.
Kate
I copy/pasted a lot from my resume (with minor adjustments), so for the most part it ended up a lot as the latter option.
I might have shifted styles a bit for the “most meaningful” ones on AMCAS though.