Ask Liz: How to Describe an HR Background?

Dear Liz,

Here is my resume Summary. Any suggestions for me? Thanks! Penny

Over 25 years of experience in a wide range of industries and in
virtually EVERY aspect of HR, including but not limited to Employee
Relations, policy and procedure development, complaint investigation,
salary surveys and structures, writing job descriptions for all types
of jobs, (compensation in general) benefits administration, workers
compensation, legal compliance, training, performance management
program design and implementation, full life-cycle recruiting of
numerous positions within numerous different industries, and HR
Audits.

Industries have included storage, health care, scientific, research,
software, manufacturing, IT, consturction, and telecom.
While I prefer something regular, full-time I will consider long-term
contracting positions as well.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, a Master's degree in
Applied Communications, and a certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolutions
(ADR) that includes Facilitation, Mediation, and Arbitration.
The rate of pay will depend on the position to fill.

Dear Penny,

It is a big plus if we HR folks can talk about not what we've done functionally (comp, benefits, etc.) but how what we've done has helped our employers make
money or save it in a significant way. If we can say "I led the
integration effort when Acme acquired Blackburn, without losing
customers or missing product release dates" we'll kill two birds with
one stone: a) we'll allay the widespread fear that HR folks are too
focused on the tools (comp systems, policies, e.g.) and not focused
enough on the business; and b) we'll create a more specific and
memorable picture in a reader's mind than a list of "dunnits" can do.

It's the same way in lots of other functions; "led the launch of the
flavored hair gel line TastyCurls, generating $100M in sales in the
first year" runs rings around "experienced in branding, PR, and new
product development." The more concrete and situational, the better --

Cheers -- Liz