What exactly does it mean to tailor the resume you submit with your application to complement the message of your essays? In practical terms, it means that if you are applying to a school whose self-image or class profile is unusually international, your resume should showcase your global experiences in your work, community, or personal life. Similarly, if you are applying to a school that emphasizes well-roundedness (such as University of Michigan, Wharton, Cornell, or USC), your resume should show your multidimensionality, your breadth. And for schools like Yale that emphasize social impact and corporate responsibility you will want to spotlight your own social impact activities or ethical profile. For example, suppose you were trying to decide which of these two achievements from your most recent position to include in your resume: Initiated, developed, and directed a $150 million portfolio of European convertible bonds.
Realized 20% staff reduction during firm's funding crisis while leading 6-person group to same-period 5% productivity gain.
If you're applying to a more avowedly quantitative or finance-oriented program you should lean toward the first bullet. If you were applying to a team-oriented program like Kellogg, however, you would probably want to go with the second. By weighting your resume toward these sorts of "team-enabling" achievements and salting it with good cooperation-laden verbs like assist, contribute, support, or provide you can go a long way toward showing admissions official that you understand the Kellogg way. | 
