The first time employers look at a resume, they average 2.75 seconds* to review the document, so make sure yours is easy to read (Evans, 2012). Resumes are also an opportunity for an employer to assess effective written communication skills. Here are a few guidelines to keeping your resume clear and easy to read: • Highlight relevant skills at the top of your resume. The best place to showcase your accounting “hard skills” is at the very beginning of your resume, right after your opening “Qualifications Summary” section. These keywords will “pop” on the page if you place them in a dedicated “Core Competencies” section or table; notice how, in the resume example above, the most important accounting skills (“Corporate Accounting, Corporate Reporting, Cost Accounting, Tax Accounting Portfolio reconciliation provides a means of ensuring that parties' books and records remain synchronised and that effects of trade events, such as novations, amendments and other activities, are accurately captured (ISDA's Recommended Practices for Portfolio Reconciliation).