Resume writing by Richard Townsend
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Resume writing is a great way to document your ‘employability’ or to check how well you are progressing with the ‘commercial’ realities of what you have to offer to either your current employer or any potential employer. You should update your ‘personal balance sheet’ at least once a year. A good time to do this is at annual performance appraisal time when competency issues are being scrutinised. First read the following sample (through to the end) as a guide and then complete all sections.
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examples:
PROFILE
EXAMPLE:1 of
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An experienced executive with an extensive background in sales, training, financial
analysis, lending and senior management within the finance industry. A ‘late’
career change led to his recent role as Creative Director/Training Manager for a somewhere
based advertising agency. Two years as Senior trainer at Xyz Academy. Other commercial
experiences include owning an operating a steel fabrication company and holding the
position of executive director of his own training company. Fred is currently a
trainer/consultant for Good Time Training an Australian/Malaysian joint venture company.
Employer reviews and character analysis show him to be highly motivated, forthright,
determined and innovative. He is a person who likes to lead in an environment which offers
scope for both development of new ideas and personal expression.
Fred has had articles published by such prestigious magazines as The Malaysian Accountant,
The Austrian Family Physician and Business Asia. He is also an accomplished
lecturer/trainer and has given presentations to such groups as The Malaysian Society of
Accountants, Queensland TAFE Banking Course and a variety of public and private companies.
PROFILE EXAMPLE: 2 of 3
Someone is an internationally educated social service professional with extensive
experience in drug-related illnesses, mental illness and public welfare work. She has held
a number of responsible positions in British hospitals and is a British approved social
worker. Although limited testing was done her primary values are professionalism,
intellectual satisfaction and social responsibility. Motivations are primarily the need
for achievement and affiliation.
After twenty-four years in the UK someone recently returned to Thailand to enable her to
be nearer her family and satisfy a desire to work more closely amongst people with similar
cultural backgrounds. Education, work experience and career positions to date show someone
to be a committed and hard working individual who is able to cope under pressure even when
dealing with people in the most dire of circumstances. Blah blah blah or
PROFILE EXAMPLE: 3 of 3
Someone else is an Information Technology professional with a broad experience in Systems
Architecture, Database Design, Networking Technology, Business Process Reengineering and
IS Management. He is an active and ongoing learner with a Bachelors Degree in Computer
Engineering and is currently undertaking studies with Microsoft (Professional Engineer
Certification) and Novell (Enterprise Certification). He has also recently completed a
course in Business Process Re-engineering methodology and practice.
Over his working life to date, someone else has chosen to work on a contract basis which
has afforded him a wide variety of positions and experiences in an number of countries
including Fiji, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Thailand. Major companies operating in
such diverse fields as Manufacturing, Distribution, Logistics, Retailing and the Hotel
Industry, have sought his expertise.
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FUNCTIONAL
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES EXAMPLES:
Effective leader able to successfully plan, delegate, and review activities of staff
Experienced public speaker/trainer with a diverse reservoir of commercial
experience
Computer literate with a ‘little’ experience across a broad range of programs
A sound & creative writer with the ability to analyse &commercialise the written
word
A culturally sensitive person with the ability to mix with all ages and races
A well qualified individual able to accept responsibility for work outcomes
Experienced in working with a wide range of professionals and the full spectrum of the
community at large
Able when called upon to lead, plan, delegate and review activities of supporting staff
and volunteers
Bilingual, fluent in both written and spoken Thai and English
Computer literate to the extent of word processing
A culturally sensitive person with the ability to mix with all ages and races
Accurate and detail minded, developed through the need to keep precise, accurate and up to
date patient records
Analytical, through the need to analyse patients and options available
Confident as a result of dealing with others’ problems and crises
Proactive, many past roles have required initiative and a willingness to implement a
sometimes dramatic course of action
Planner, as demonstrated by her implementation of an out of hours mental care programme
and the marshalling of the required resources
Responsibility taker and problem solver, many previous roles required Mary to implement a
course of action in the best interests of her clients (patients) and their families in
extremely difficult situations
Communicative and compassionate through training and work experience
Energetic and flexible, her career as a social worker has taught her to work with limited
resources and constantly changing situations demanding a flexible approach and a high
energy levels
An ability to influence and sense of integrity as borne out by the faith previous
employers have placed in her and the fact that she was personally responsible for the
well-being of those in her care who were incapable of looking after themselves
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
January 1996 - Present Trainer/Consultant
GOOD TIME TRAINING
Sept. 1993 - Dec. 1995 Creative
Director LIM ADVERTISING P/L
Sept. 1988 - Aug. 1993 State Leasing Manager
Qld XYZ FINANCE
etc in reverse date order (newest first)
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Employment history box
SCOPE OF POSITIONS HELD:
Leadership of multi-skilled and
specialist teams sized from 3 to 110 employees
Approval of lending proposals from
A$3,000 to A$500,000
Control of finance company
receivables base of up to A$100M
Setting and control of operating
budgets and strict adherence to set operating costs
Planning, implementation and
authoring of staff training programs
Directed all sales & admin.
functions of a manufacturing enterprise
Conceptualisation and
implementation of advertising programs
Direction of a creative team to
ensure a high level of a creative output within deadlines
Measurement of effectiveness to
ensure efficient & timely delivery of products
Management, leadership and co-ordination of a multi-disciplined team of doctors,
psychiatric nurses, police, social workers, volunteer workers
Conceptualised &Set up of out of hours mental health care programs including writing
of the departments manual of procedures
Control of operating budgets and strict adherence to set operating costs
Control of Funding and payments
Co authoring of vision statement and public brochure/information preparation
Interpretation of metal state of mentally ill through interviews with patient and family
network and communication of overall situation to selected health specialists
Analysis of a broad range of background information in order to best determine a effective
outcome on behalf of the patient
Planning, implementation and authoring of staff training programs
Monitoring of a large case load of patients and the improvement or deterioration of the
situation and the activities of agencies and staff involved with patients
Determination and reporting of drug related mental health problems to relevant specialist
personnel
Contracting with various patient care facilities of behalf of patients and there families
Researched and presented mental health statistics to senior public servants who comprised
the management group of hospitals, homes and community groups
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REFERENCES
A list of personal and business references will be supplied when required
Your resume is a bit like your career or personal business balance sheet and it is a great document to indicate, at least work-wise, where you are now. The real question must be where do you want to be in two, five or ten years time. What is your vision and how do you plan to reach it? YES YES BUT WHERE DO I START?
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"Lots of luck with your job hunting, and remember your resume
should be 2 to 4 pages long, concise, factual and interesting to read''
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Richard Townsend
Corporate Learning Consultant
