How to Submit a Summary of Qualifications

What is the best way to provide a summary of why you are qualified for a position?  At Clarity Consultants, we serve companies in the Fortune 1000 who often want to review a summary of qualifications before reviewing a resume.

Follow these steps so your summary helps you get the assignment you want:

• Keep it simple
  The summary that is provided to a client, along with a consultant’s resume, is brief. It generally consists of 4 to 5 sentences that describe the consultant's qualifications that are desired for position, plus any relevant education.  Try to refrain from writing a half-page page summary.  Scale it down to short and concise sentences.
• Make it catchy
  The goal of the summary is to encourage the client to continue to get to know you through the experience that is listed in your resume.  Your summary needs to be catchy and attention grabbing.  Use short sentences that contain action words, such as assessed, created, developed, managed, completed and implemented.
• Include bullet points
  Include bullet points for skill sets or experience that you want to emphasize.  Bullet points are a great way to elaborate on experience and skills that the client requests.  Instead of stating educational level (which is already listed on your resume), be sure to mention relevant professional certifications, which can help you stand out for a position.
• Make sure the summary is relevant
  The summary is the perfect place to provide additional details on relevant experience that goes beyond what is presented in your resume.  Do not generalize experience or include information that is not a main selling point, such as education level.  Instead, include qualifications that the position requires.  If the position requires a number of skills, include a sentence or two of experience that exemplifies each skill required.

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