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.......................................................................................................................................................................7  \nBRANDED .....................................................................................................................................................................7  \nROI-FOCUSED ...............................................................................................................................................................7  \nPREPARING TO WRITE YOUR RESUME.................................................................................................................. 8  \nDATA COLLECTION .........................................................................................................................................................8  \nWHY WRITE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS? ....................................................................................................................8  \nASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU WRITE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS ...................................................9  \n“HARD” ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS ......................................................................................................... 12  \n“SOFT” ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS .......................................................................................................... 13  \nCREATING SUMMARY STATEMENTS................................................................................................................... 14  \nAN EFFECTIVE SUMMARY HAS THREE PARTS .......................................................................................................................14  \nHOW TO WRITE A SUMMARY 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