I've helped write over 700 résumés after leaving my decadelong recruiting career. Here's what I tell my clients to add and remove.

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• Sam Struan has been a recruiter for over 10 years and has focused on building résumés for two years.
• He suggests his clients add value statements to each job listed on their résumés.
• Struan said there are a couple of statements that should be left off a résumé.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sam Struan, a 36-year-old recruiter and résumé writer based in Scotland. It's been edited for length and clarity.

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