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<description><![CDATA[Good afternoon,

We are updating our resume guide for the office.  What do you recommend for verb tense?  I have always recommended present tense for current positions and past tense for former positions.  Has this changed in recent years.  Any advice would be appreciated.

Sincerely,
Amy Rowell]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:40:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi Amy, my recommendation for the Experience section of the resume is that the job overview paragraph (if you include one) will be present tense if still at the job and past tense if not. The accomplishments are always in the past tense. If you are working on something that is still in progress, you can write the result as an intention "to reduce costs by..." instead of "reduced costs by...".]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 22:20:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Thank you!  Your recommendations are the same protocols that I follow and still believe are correct. My co-worker believes it has changed due to ATS. I also attended a webinar recently on ATS and the presenter recommended past tense. I think this may just be an area for personal preference but just wanted to make sure the standard advice that I have been giving has not changed. I appreciate your response. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:07:22 GMT</pubDate>
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