Sample Resumes to Help You Write Your Professional or Executive Resume
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Executive Resumes
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Executive resume formats generally have:
A more conservative appearance.
A separate area showcasing Career Accomplishments.
A finished length of two or more pages.
That said, Executive formats can be used by any job seeker, especially those who have career or academic accomplishments and seek a more comprehensive approach to employment history — if that comprehensive approach is relevant and enhances their candidacy.
Conservative Appearance
Executive Resume format generally employs the Times New Roman font, which is universal on PCs, easy to read, yet elegant in appearance. Designer fonts, which include BlackAdder II, Castellar, and Broadway, are best left for graphic designers, artists, and those in nontraditional industries. The ample use of white space and underscored section headings are aesthetically pleasing and provide visual cues about where one data area ends and another begins.
Career Accomplishments
This is the hallmark of the Executive resume and what hiring managers most want to see. In this economy, when dozens or even hundreds of applicants with essentially the same backgrounds vie for each opening, the only characteristic that will separate a candidate from all the others is what they accomplished in previous positions. In an Executive resume, these achievements are showcased near the top of the first page. What’s more, these accomplishments are generally quantified in terms of percentages, dollar figures, and time periods to specifically indicate what was done.
Finished Length
Executive resumes are usually two or more pages because of the sheer breadth of a candidate’s experience. However, a modern resume should be only as long as it needs to be to contain the data relevant to the current job search. It’s unwise to expand a one-page resume to two pages to meet an arbitrary page length, just as it is to cram a two-page document onto one page, reducing white space and font size to such an extent that the finalized document is hard to read and not aesthetically pleasing.
Samples Resumes of Executives
Software Executive
Human Resources Executive
Chief Financial Officer
Marketing Executive
Professional Resumes
Professionals are generally established job-seekers, looking to change jobs for career advancement, a better salary, or for relocation. It's important to have a resume that accurately reflects your breadth of experience and your many skills and accomplishments. In most cases, a combination resume format is your best bet.
Make sure your resume conveys your key selling points. It's not enough just to have years of experience in your field. In short, your resume should be YOU... in a nutshell. Use the sample resumes below to get an idea of how to construct a professional resume.
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