EXAMPLE #1 Work Experience Administrative Experience ♦ Directed calls ♦ Maintained employee files ♦ Sent and retrieved emails to and from corporate to staff Managerial Experience ♦ Managed and compiled payroll ♦ Generated monthly budgets ♦ Maintained weekly management and administrative schedules ♦ Initiated interviews Work History Daycare Provider: April of 2001 to present ICT: Telephone Service Representative, October of 2001 to present Kelley Services, ADECO, and PSA: Temporary Receptionist May of 2001 to October of 2001 Civic Development Group (Millennium Teleservices): ♦ Telephone Services Representative March of 1997 to May of 1997 ♦ Administrative Assistant May of 1997 to June of 2000 ♦ Lead Administrative Assistant June of 2000 to April of 2001 ICT: Telephone Service Representative May of 1996 to March of 1997 EXAMPLE #2 Publishing and Printing Skills • Design letterhead and other company forms. • Coordinate special events. • Produce video, photographic and print promotions. • Develop new accounts while serving existing customer base. • Contact advertisers with promotional opportunities to best reach their company target market. • Design, edit, manage placement and oversee production of print advertising. • Schedule daily ads for 50 clients with a $500,000 total annual combined budget. Experience: Marketing Director Senior News PO Box 157, Mineral Wells, WV 26150 Adverting Sales Parkersburg News and Sentinel Representative 519 Julianna Street, Parkersburg, WV 26105 Adverting Sales Marietta Times Representative 700 Channel Lane, Marietta, OH 45750 EXAMPLE #3 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Teaching Experience Ø Oral presentations of various educational materials Ø Assisted in development validation and enhancement of curricula Ø Developed and implemented customized teaching programs Ø Directed recruiting programs that doubled enrollment Industrial/Construction Experience Ø Mentored new operators to insure safe and proper machine operation Ø Assisted in writing training manuals for new operators Ø Effective listening and communication skills to insure customer satisfaction Ø Entered information in computer using KEA -VAX system with Internal Messaging Ø Quality Control inspections Ø Remodeled several houses Ø General knowledge of construction WORK HISTORY Machine Operator, Schott Scientific Glass, Parkersburg, WV July 1996-Oct. 2001 Salesman, Hornor and Harrison, Parkersburg, WV Dec. 1994 to present Administrator/Principal, Valley Christian Academy Belpre, Ohio July 1990-July 1996 Here is another look at the employment section of a resume. It is very different from the previous examples because it combines both the work history and the experience sections into one stand-alone section. EXAMPLE #4 Work History July 1989 - Nov 2001 Phar-mor Inc., 20 Federal Plaza West, Youngstown, OH 44501 Complete responsibility of a store grossing 11 million dollars annually including hiring, stocking, merchandising, and ordering. Oversaw the scheduling and human resources for a staff of 50-100 associates. Responsible for loss prevention and overall shrink control of the store. Left this position due to company closing. Aug 1974 - Apr 1989 Heck’s Inc. Entry level as part-time sales associate. Promoted to warehouse manager in 1975. Promoted to assistant store manager in 1980 then to store manager in 1984. Complete knowledge of shipping and receiving, advertising, merchandising, loss prevention and sales audit. Left this position due to company closing. Here is another look at the employment section of a resume, it is a lot like the one shown in Example #4 but not exactly like it. EXAMPLE #5 Work Experience CYTEC INDUSTRIES WILLOW ISLAND, W.V. 26134 CHEMICAL OPERATOR • Packaged hazardous materials • Operated fork truck • Operated extruders • Sampled materials • Operated scales for packaging NORTH WEST PIPE WASHINGTON, W.V. 26181 WELDER • Weld repair pipe • Operated overhead cranes • Operated arc cutter • Used hand grinders • Operated sub arc welder