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NAME, Professional Designations

Street address

City, state, zip

home (000) 000-0000; work (000) 000-0000

e-mail address

Objective

In one or two sentences state what type of job you are looking for and with what type of company.

Don’t assume that we can tell what you want by reviewing your past experiences

Example: To secure an outside sales position within a growing medical device sales organization.

 

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

*Put employers in reverse chronological order (current or most recent first).

Current employer, city, state                                                        (dates position held with employer) 2000 - Present

         Title

Summarize the position and your responsibilities descriptively, but briefly. For example: Responsible for selling capital equipment in the business printing arena. Main customers included hospitals, physician offices, and other healthcare related business in the Dallas area.  Always state the size of the company, your district/region, and the responsibilities of each position you held.

·        List your key achievements or accomplishments in this position such as, an increase of unit revenues, royalty sales, decrease in management turnover, cost savings, development of a new program, or new policies and procedures implemented.  Include time frames over which the accomplishments occurred, and the bottom line results to the organization. USE numbers and percentages to make things easy to read. For example:

Increased sales 27.5% in the first year adding over $1.8 Million in annual revenues.

·        Key point: employers want to know how you can  make $$, save $$ or save time/labor (which is $$)

 

*Note: If you held more than one position at the same employer, then list positions in reverse chronological order with the most recent first (see employer below). Note the dates the position(s) was/were held, and any changes in job title. Include a description/summary of job responsibilities under each title and/or position you held.

previous employer, city, state                                                       (dates held with employer) 19x1 - 2000

         Title                                                                                                                          (dates position held) 19x2 - 19x4

Briefly describe each position and your responsibilities for example: Responsible for maintaining and growing revenue in the top ten accounts in Texas. I worked with members of marketing, finance and customer service to develop a companywide perspective about these types of accounts and how to service and support them.  Always include specific responsibilities you had in each position you held.

·        List your key achievements or accomplishments in this position such as an increase in capital equipment revenue, or other  revenue increases.

       Title                                                                                                  (dates position held) 19x1 - 19x2

Summarize position and your responsibilities descriptively, but briefly.

 Always include the number of units sold, $$ revenue generated, $$ increased, key opinion leader accounts that were converted due to your efforts, leadership that you demonstrated or teamwork that you participated in or organized.

·        List your key achievements or accomplishments in this position. 

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

List all degrees in reverse chronological order of receipt (most recent—first).

Most Recent Educational Institution, city, state                                                                                                  graduation date

         Type of degree and major  (i.e. Masters degree)

Previous Education Institution, city, state                                                                                                            graduation date

         Type of degree and major  (i.e. Bachelor degree)

Previous Education Institution, city, state                                                                                                            graduation date

         Type of degree and major (i.e. Associates degree)

(leave out High School and AA work unless it is really relevant and very different from your undergraduate degree)

                                                                                                          

                                            PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

List all professional accomplishments that go beyond the normal job requirements.

·         Such as:  publications, research, presentations,

      lectures, courses, seminars, and  include their relevant dates.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

List the Associations of which you are a member, your positions held within those associations when applicable, and include related dates. Remember to expand on these to add relevant keywords to your resume.

                                                                                                          

CERTIFICATIONS

List all Licensures and specialty Certifications

List all active licenses

HONORS

List all Honors received, Honorary memberships, and relevant dates

COMMUNITY SERVICE

List any service organizations

*List community organizations or groups in which you are involved to show your level of community involvement, and relevant dates. Remember to only list those that are relevant and support you in terms of the position that you seek.

References Available Upon Request

(optional, we  prefer ommission)

(Never list the names of your references on your resume.)

Hobbies and personal information should be excluded. These can be knock-out factors.