Before you spend to much time on the overhall, I would find someone with a job that you want. Ask their opinion. Also try and Account Temps in your area to see how they write up entry-level jobs.

Hey Deb, I would look at the job listings in your field of interest to get a better feel for the descriptive works unique to your field. Those might be computer languages, certifications, or other qualities that the employer is looking for in an employee. These keywords allow "robot" software to search through large numbers of resumes and weed out applicants without the desired skill set(s). The tough part in my opinion is including the words that one would guess are important to a specific employer without making your resume wordy or having to re-write it each time. Good luck!

Include the types of tools you are familiar with, ie, microsoft office excel, word, etc Also assert your knowledge of general accounting practices and your willingness to learn specific company accounting procedures. Include brief descriptions of previous projects that required applications of specific accounting techniques and how it expanded your knowledge of business accounting. Good luck!

Where did you go to college at? I recently graduated from college too. And the career services did my resume for me. That's a great place to begin.

I usually copy/paste some job posting announcement phrases into the wording of my resume/cover letter. Tho this means I have to modify resume each time, it does ensure key words to connect my resume with their posting.

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Hi Deborah, What type of accounting and your degree do u have?

Hi Deborah - The first thing you need to do is get your resume noticed and nowadays it is a different ballgame . Your personality and drive are not what gets noticed first when applying online. First, go through your resume and update all of your skills. Second, make accounts for yourself on websites like Indeed.com, Glassdoor.com,etc. and upload your resume. That way it will be easy to upload at any time. Speed is important when applying. Third, make a profile on LinkedIn if you don't have one yet. Next, when you find a job that you are interested in read through it carefully and highlight the skills that they mention that you have. Now, go to your resume and where the skills from the job description match your resume skills, change your resume so that the job skill verbiage is the same as the job verbiage. Trust me it works and you can adjust it as you apply to other positions. Although your drive, passion, motivation etc. is very important, you must first get past the mechanical gatekeeper before you even get to a human, which means getting noticed is based on data, not personality at the beginning stages. Sad but true state of job searching. As a piece of personal advice, embellish where you have to but don't lie. Keep your integrity and stay who you are :) If you would like to connect with me on LinkedIn, you are free to search my contact for accounting connections. I worked for Deloitte. Good luck. ~Eileen

Go to Monster.com. Start entering skills into your profile - as you type in things e.g. 'Project' Monster will start doing an auto-fill e.g. Project Management. Look at the key words Monster uses and use those in your resume. Also Monster, Indeed, Glassdoor etc offer free resume feedback services. Utilize those! Get as much feedback as you can - and use it!!! Don't ignore their suggestions. If you look up 'active resume words' online, a lot of Universities and colleges have provided suggestions on general words to use to beef up the attractiveness of your key accomplishments when you are listing them.