using a slogan on a resume

Subject: using a slogan on a resume
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 12:41:43 -0800


Recently, someone suggested that I use a slogan at the top of a resume as a way of attracting attention. The rationale is that, if you can encapuslate why employers should want to hire you in less than a dozen words, then they are more likely to look at your resume in detail.

Has anybody else tried this approach? If so, with what results? And how do people react to the idea? And (dare I ask) is anyone willing to reveal what slogan they've used?

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