Gallery-of-Best-Resumes.pdf

The Gallery

at a Glance

How to Use the Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Resumes on Special Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Resumes Grouped by Occupational Fields

■ Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

■ Advertising/Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

■ Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

■ Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

■ Design/Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

■ Education/Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

■ Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

■ Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

■ Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

■ Hospitality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

■ Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

■ Information Systems/Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

■ Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

■ Law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

■ Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

■ Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

■ Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

■ Sales and Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

How to Use

the Gallery

Y ou can learn much from the Gallery just by browsing through it. To make the best

Examine the resumes on special paper at the beginning of the Gallery. These 16

examples show how quality paper can enhance a resume’s appearance. The papers range

in color from white to blue and include cream, tan, and gray. Some of these papers are

watermarked, and all are laser-compatible. Most have a weight of 24 lbs. or more, which is

widely used for resumes. Some of the paper samples have subtle differences in texture that

you can sense by rubbing the surface and listening to the sound. Notice which colors are

not included: orange, green, purple (the secondary colors), and darker values of any color.

Look at the resumes in the category containing your field, related fields, or your

target occupation. Notice what kinds of resumes other people have used to find similar

jobs. Always remember, though, that your resume should not be “canned.” It should not

look just like someone else’s resume, but should reflect your own background, unique

experiences, and goals.

Use the Gallery primarily as an “idea book.” Even if you don’t find a resume for

your specific occupation or job, be sure to look at all the resumes for ideas you can borrow

or adapt. You may be able to modify some of the sections or statements with information

that applies to your own situation or job target.

Study the ways in which professional resume writers have formatted the appli-

cants’ names, addresses, and phone numbers. In most instances, this information

appears at the top of the resume’s first page. Look at type styles, size of type, and use of

boldface. See whether the personal information is centered, spread across a line, or located

next to a margin. Look for the use of horizontal lines to separate this information from

the rest of the resume, to separate the address, phone number, and e-mail address from the

person’s name, or to enclose information for easier visibility.

Look at each resume to see what section appears first after the personal informa-

tion. Then compare those same sections across the Gallery. For example, look at just the

resumes that have a Goal or Objective as the first section. Compare the length, clarity, and

use of words in these statements. Do they contain complete sentences, or one or more par-

tial thoughts? Are some statements better than others in your opinion? Do you see one or

more Objective statements that come close to matching your own objective? After you

have compared these statements, try expressing in your own words your goal or objective.

Repeat this “horizontal comparison” for each section across the Gallery. Compare

all the Education sections, all the Qualifications sections, and so on. As you make these

comparisons, continue to note differences in length, the kinds of words and phrases used,

and the content’s effectiveness. Jot down any ideas that might be useful for you. Then put

together similar sections for your own resume.

use of this resource, however, read the following suggestions before you begin.

22 Gallery of Best Resumes

As you compare sections across the Gallery, pay special attention to the Profile,

Summary, Areas of Expertise, Career Highlights, Qualifications, and Experience

sections. (Most resumes don’t have all of these sections.) Notice how skills and

accomplishments are worked into these sections. Skills and accomplishments are variables

you can select to put a certain “spin” on your resume as you pitch it to a particular inter-

viewer or job. Your observations here should be especially valuable for your own resume

versions.

After you have examined the resumes “horizontally” (section by section), com-

pare them “vertically” (design by design). To do this, you need to determine which

resumes have the same sections in the same order, and then compare just those resumes.

For example, look for resumes that have personal information at the top, an Objective

statement, an Experience section, and an Education section. (Notice that the section

heads may differ slightly. Instead of the word Experience, you might find Professional

Profile, Employment, or Career Highlights. ) When you examine the resumes in this way,

you are looking at their structural design, which means the order in which the various sec-

tions appear. The same order can appear in resumes of different fields or jobs, so it is

important to explore the whole Gallery and not limit your investigation to resumes in

your field or related fields.

Developing a sense of resume structure is extremely important because it lets you empha-

size the most important information about yourself. A resume is a little like a newspaper

article—read quickly and usually discarded before the reader finishes. That is why news-

paper articles often have less-important information toward the end. For the same reason,

the most important, attention-getting information about you should be at or near the top

of your resume. What follows should appear in order of descending significance.

If you know that the reader will be more interested in your education than your

work experience, put your Education section before your Experience section. If

you know that the reader will be interested in your skills regardless of your edu-

cation and work experience, put your Skills section at or near the beginning of

your resume. In this way, you can help ensure that anyone who reads only part of your

resume will read the “best” about you. Your hope is that this information will encourage

the reader to read on to the end of the resume and, above all, take an interest in you.

Compare the resumes according to visual design features, such as the use of hori-

zontal and vertical lines, borders, boxes, bullets, white space, graphics, and

inverse type (white characters on a dark background). Notice which resumes have

more visual impact at first glance and which ones make no initial impression. Do some of

the resumes seem more inviting to read than others? Which ones are less appealing

because they have too much information, or too little? Which ones seem to have the right

balance of information and white space?

After comparing the visual design features, choose the design ideas that might

improve your resume. You will want to be selective and not try to work every design

possibility into your resume. As with writing, “less is more” in resume creation, especially

when you integrate design features with content.

Resumes on

Special Paper

Resumes at a Glance

RESUME

NUMBER

OCCUPATION

GOAL

PAGE

Corporate Facilities Manager

Facilities/Project Manager

Operations Manager

Restaurant Manager

Not specified

Assistant Manager/Floor Supervisor Not specified

Security Director

Not specified

Tennis Professional and Coach

Event/Program Coordinator

Not specified

Cardiology Account Manager

Meeting Planner

Commercial Airline Pilot

First Officer, Airline

10.

Esthetician

11.

Peace Corps Volunteer

Not specified

12.

Project Coordinator

Administrative Specialist

13.

Recording Engineer

Recording/Mixing Engineer

14.

Elementary School Teacher

Not specified

15.

Territory Sales Specialist

Pharmaceutical Salesperson

16.

Software Account Manager

Software Sales Manager

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