Free Resume Template - 2023
Hello and thank you for your interest in this product!
As of January 2023 - this resume template is one of my most successful - using this
format with the right keywords for my profession has given me a very high ATS
optimization rate with the highest amount of responses from hiring managers for
interviews.
Resumes are one of the best examples of function over form. A very dry and
boring resume will do much better than an overcomplicated and fancy one- keep
things basic and sterile - especially if submitting through an ATS.
All fonts and sizes are what I use on my resume as well as when I re-do resumes
for others.
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Daniel (Dan from HR) Space
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Full Name
Contact Info (Email Add/Phone/)
LinkedIn Hyperlink
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Company Name
Location
Title
Dates
Brief description of company (use familiarity bias where possible if the company is not a household
name)
Use full formula WHAT + HOW = IMPACT in at least 3 bullets for all the others, try to have at
least two of the three. For bullets that have significant business, start with IMPACT.
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Your first bullet should be an anchor that succinctly describes your role, impact and scope.
(HRBP responsible for driving the people and talent strategies for the Marketing department,
through close collaboration with CMO and marketing leads to build a high performing
organization, based on an open culture of feedback, investment in marketing technology skills
and driving optimal leadership behaviors and org design)
The most important bullets should be on top. If you are a People Manager, this should be first
(Managed a team of 6 IT professionals and one project manager)
Ensure you use data in at least 2 bullets. (Contextual data is used to show size like budget,
revenue, audience, team size, etc. Impact data is used to show changes like increase or decrease in
a given metric.)
Ensure you are using the same verb tense throughout the resume (either gerund or present)
Be specific and show your achievements, not job descriptions.
IMPACT first is a good way to change things up and command attention, especially for
achievements that have a significant tie-in to business goals.
Use dynamic and action driven verbs (Owned, Directed, Led, Increased, Created) and avoid
low impact verbs (Assisted, Helped, Called, Coordinated)
Since this is your current position, the bullets should be the most impressive and show strategic
growth and impact
Avoid dead bullets that just take up space (i.e., “Assisted Managers as requested)
Company Name
Location
Title
Dates
Brief description of company
● Your responsibility bullet should be shorter.
● As you get into older roles, the length should generally be shorter unless you spent significant
time there, or it’s a company that will activate familiarity bias
● You are now in PAST TENSE
● Try to show growth in similar responsibilities (i.e., if you currently manage a team of 10, talk
about how you managed a team of 6 in an older role)
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Take the opportunity to show different skills and experiences even if the roles are similar
Use the skill to showcase the achievement: (Built automated Workday reports to view impactful
HR metrics, made recommendations to business leaders)
Make sure at least one bullet point has a very strong achievement - basically the thing you are
proudest of
Company Name
Location
Title
Dates
Brief description of company (use familiarity bias where possible if the company is not a household
name)
● Attention is much shorter on the second page, the experiences listed here should be even shorter
and should just be quick impressive hits
● Talk about soft-skills in the bullets - things like presentations, influence, public speaking
● Never make creative or styled resumes. Most ATS’ can’t read graphics, colors or text boxes.
● Going up to 4 entries is usually fine, beyond that use the Previous Experience if you are referring
to 10+ years of experience.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE (Optional)
● If you’ve worked at many companies, or are afraid of ageism, this is a good section to put bullets
that are 12+ years old. If you are a Sr Director of Marketing, most companies won’t be that
invested in learning that you were a marketing intern 15 years ago, so a whole section isn’t
required.
● Format is Job Title at Company (years optional)
● Only put roles that are related to your career growth and trajectory, ie – first customer service,
retail, bartender, waiter jobs don’t need to be included.
CONSULTANCY/FREELANCE
● For any roles in a consultancy or freelance, even if presently doing it’s better at the end, and
indicate it’s seasonal. Each bullet should be as succinct as possible:
○ Provided marketing consultancy and strategic social media growth plan to small med
device company.
○ Created web-traffic analysis report showing high/low times of engagement for ecommerce site specializing in French dessert spoons.
SKILLS
● Technical programs and systems - Engineers and Tech people should list out programming
languages
● HRIS, Financial, Sales, Project Management
● Soft Skills (Social Media Marketing, Presentation, Leadership Development)
● Foreign Languages
EDUCATION
College Name – Degree Completed with any Minors
Certification Information and Date
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