I promised I would show you what template I use for many of the resume writing projects I work on. You will see it DOES NOT include on objective statement. No one cares what your objective is. All they care about is can you do the job they are looking to fill. Give specific examples of success you have had at your job. The job description is not as important as the successes you had. This is just one of the resume writing examples I have to share. There are many variations to it but if one works, why search for others.
Resume Base Format
Name (large font and bold)
Address, phone number(s), email
One Job Title (closely related to job applying to or exactly)
Bulleted list of Key Terms · Pulled From · Job Descriptions
Overview of Experience · Related ONLY to Job · Applying For
Paragraph consisting of 3 or 4 sentences which include additional key terms, industries, overall successes, overall description of your professional career. Don’t use the same type of words everyone else uses such as “dedicated professional”, “people person”, “team player”, etc here. Use this paragraph to show your ability to summarize who you are as a professional with pizzazz.
Professional Experience
COMPANY NAME IN CAPS, City, State (Year) to (Year)
(One line company description…it adds depth to the company even if the company name is familiar)
Job Title 1: (year to year) (Also, in some cases this can change for each resume based upon job description you are applying for – ie. similar terminology – Sales or Account Manager). In addition, include a 2 or 3 line paragraph providing a description of the daily job activities.
- 3 or 4 bullets of accomplishments or achievements
- NO JOB DESCRIPTION ALLOWED
- Be creative on successes AND relate them to the job you are applying for.
Job Title 2 (if same company): (year to year) (Also, in some cases this can change for each resume based upon job description you are applying for – ie. similar terminology – Sales or Account Manager). In addition, include a 2 or 3 line paragraph providing a description of the daily job activities.
- 3 or 4 bullets of accomplishments or achievements
- NO JOB DESCRIPTION ALLOWED
- Be creative on successes AND relate them to the job you are applying for.
(Copy same format for each job you had…you may want to not include a job or two if they were very short duration or if you did it part time with another job)
Other Experience
(You may have a separate section of “Other Experience” if you want to separate some work you performed for some reason)
Education and Training
School Name; City, State (bold) typically do not include date
Degree received
Additional RELEVANT training, classes, computer knowledge, experience
That is it. Fill in the blanks and make changes to it for EVERY job you apply for. Don’t be lazy and just send one resume to a bunch of different jobs. Alter it for every one of them.
Let’s Get Started!
Jeff
