My point was that "results oriented" for these people doesn't mean "Yeah, I know I made the wrong decision doing XYZ, but it worked out, so it was nice", but "I'm always working towards achieving specific goals" (or something).

what exactly is affiliate marketing knowledge? its such a wide field that on one end you have people performing highly technical seo with 1000s of autoblogs and on the other end you have people just posting on message boards exploiting social capital.

Even with applying for Online Poker Jobs, I feel like these bullets probably need to be tightened up a bit. It reads very informal.

I ended up getting a job with a fortune 500 company with poker on the resume and being interviewed by multiple folks from all walks of life. I was honest and straightforward about why I played and why I was looking for a change. Poker was the first thing I brought up during interviews since I knew it was on everyone's mind.

Confidence in yourself is huge. Own the fact that you played.

It's not playing poker

I have a relatively informal CV and haven't had many problems with it. I wonder if it's a cultural difference between the UK and the US.

Or it could just be that when I read CVs I'm probably more interested in well written ones which avoid buzz words than I am ultra-formal quasi-marketing speak so I carry that bias across.

I have my 2 + 2 name on my CV. I work in online poker though (Ladbrokes head of poker customer development at the moment) so the rules will be a bit different.

I had no problem putting drug dealer on my CV.

Disclaimer: I currently work for the cartel.

I said that being relatively informal on my CV was not a problem. That isn't industry specific.

I didn't say that my experience of writing about poker on my CV is relevant to anyone else.

Yeah, this. Cut out the I's at the beginning and don't feel the need to write in complete sentences. Should probably be shorter too.

Yeah generally points should be 1-2 sentences and start with a verb. The person giving your resume 10 seconds of their time is going to scan the points to see what you have done. If they see a word like "Analyzed" or "Managed" as the first word then they will skim the rest of the bullet to see if it was applicable experience.

Using parallel structure is important since it
a) Demonstrates that you know how to organize your accomplishments/experience on a resume
b) Makes it easy for them to find relevant experience quickly

Verbs should be used in correct tense: Past tense for jobs you are no longer at, present tense for something you are still doing.

Don't get into motivations for starting or ending a job on the resume.

Don't use unnecessary adverbs like "Successfully" or "effectively" to describe actions.

The cover letter is where you can use normal voice to explain your accomplishments and (briefly) explain your career. The person reading can figure out if you are someone they like or just a mindless zombie that fired the same resume off to 500 people.

Your second bullet point for online poker has some meat in it, but the 1st and 3rd are pointless. Focus on actions and achievements.

ty for the feeback guys