The Experience Section

The format you chose here will depend on a number of factors:

• How many years of professional working experience you have.
  
• How long you spent in the military.
  
• If you have any significant breaks in employment.

Remove unit names and locations

• You’re wasting real estate!
• You want them to picture you as an employee at their company, not a hooah military person.

Aim for 3-5 actionable bullet points under each subsection 

• Instead of just listing your duties, tell the reader what you did and the results you achieved.  I call this the “so-what?” effect.  If you can read your bullet point and are left asking “so what?” you’re not doing it right.
  
• Use ACTION words at the beginning of a bullet that connotes ownership of a task.  For example, words like Lead, Managed, Designed, Responsible for, Implemented, etc.  See this list of action words for more ideas if you’re at a loss.

Get rid of those pesky acronyms

• There will be jargon and acronyms at every place you’ll ever work – this is not just a military problem.  
• Use the generic term – electronic medical record vs. AHLTA

Use quantifiable data to demonstrate how you achieved the mission

• Do your bullets follow the CAR format: Challenge, Action, Result? 
•  Does your bullet answer the “so what?”  
• Quantify it!

An Alternative Approach to the Experience Section