Resume Samples

At AOL Jobs we get a lot of great questions about job search from our readers. Here are responses to five commonly asked questions. 1. In today's economic climate, many of us have to look at positions one or two levels below our previous one. How does one convince the prospective employer that we will be ...

Lisa Marshall had spent her entire career in the mortgage industry. But faced with market volatility and shrinking opportunities, Lisa needed a resume that expanded past the mortgage industry and positioned her as a desirable candidate for other finance-related roles. Lisa turned to ACRW resume writer Wanda ...

Writing a resume as a recent college graduate can be quite challenging. When you're just starting out in your career, you have limited professional experience to prove the value you can bring to an employer. By focusing on successes achieved during college and proving how these skill can be transferred to ...

I review a lot of resumes. And most of them have at least one of four major problems related to content, style, and form. Does your resume fall into one or more of these categories? If so, it may be time to perform a checkup on your resume to improve the overall health of your job-search campaign. ...

Strong sales resumes showcase how you grow the business, keep the business, introduce new product, and keep your customers happy. I love writing resumes for sales professionals because frequently they work in organizations where performance metrics are tracked on a regular basis so they have a lot of good, ...

As an administrative assistant, Amy knew she would be competing against many other candidates with similar competencies. She needed a way to stand out from the sea of applicants who would be vying for the same positions. Through conversation with Amy, I learned that she had done much more than just the typical ...

This resume was submitted by Linda Dobogai of Aberlene Resume & Career Services. ...

As a customer service representative, Mary's performance was measured on a regular basis. Yet she never thought to showcase on her resume her ability to meet or exceed company expectations for customer service. By reviewing previous performance appraisals, monthly productivity reports, and a stack of thank ...

Ann managed all the day-to-day responsibilities of an executive assistant. But through my conversation with her I learned that she put in place multiple systems to make life easier for the team she supported. Her resume focuses on how she created efficiencies within the department that ultimately saved time ...

George's role as general manager was a mixture of operations and business development responsibilities. He was also quite tech-savvy and wanted that to come through in his resume. We broke out George's accomplishments into two main categories: one that showcased his operations knowledge and another that ...

Rodger Gonzales was looking for a new role as an IT Manager, but his resume was not leading to any interviews. He turned to Jennifer Hay, President of IT Resume Service, to help him create a resume that would help him get noticed. After interviewing Rodger and learning more about his background, Hay realized ...

Robert had farmed full-time most of his career. More recently he held a maintenance management position but the plant he worked for closed after he had been employed there for just one year. He wanted to find another maintenance position but was concerned that his limited experience in that environment would ...

This resume was submitted by Linda Dobogai of Aberlene Resume & Career Services. ...

Cynthia wore many hats as the operations and office manager for this specialty foods distributor. A brief profile was included at the top to show her big picture value to employers. An areas of expertise section was included to make sure that the resume had all the right keywords to demonstrate her skill ...

Reba had never written a resume before. She has held two positions in the past 22 years and the one time she changed jobs during that period, she found out about the physician office assistant position by word-of-mouth and she didn't need a resume to apply. Reba was unsure as to how to discuss anything other ...

Randy had a strong record of achievement that was well documented. By reviewing his monthly sales numbers and productivity awards we were able to put together a resume that proved he was a top performer in his field. Sales professionals in general, can build powerful resumes by showing how well they perform ...

John's original resume listed several of his automotive service job tasks which included interacting with customers, overseeing a team of mechanics, and processing warranties. His resume looked pretty "vanilla" and similar to so many others who do customer-facing and administrative work. When I spoke to John, I ...

Sometimes an old outfit can look new and fresh by adding a new shirt, tie, scarf, or pin. With just one item the look can be transformed quickly without spending a lot of time or money. Most résumés I read could benefit from a similar transformation. They contain the basics, but they just aren't ...

Over my career I have come into contact with thousands of people who do great things at work every day. But you would never know it if you looked at their resumes. People can usually articulate what they do, but they generally don't convey why what they do is important or who derives value from their actions. ...