12 Powell Chapter 12 6 15 04 4 22 PM Page 315 C H A P T E R 12 SAMPLE RESUMES How do various resumes look Use samples as guides You may prefer to eliminate the Career Objective Statement when you are not targeting your resume One of the best ways to learn about how to prepare an effective resume is to review some quality sample resumes You should not try to emulate any of these resumes without first understanding basic resume preparation and design techniques You need to understand why these resumes are effective These samples use the design approaches recommended earlier and integrate many preparation suggestions Several different formats are shown but this section is not intended to offer all possible format variations These resumes are offered for you to use as potential illustrations of what can be done This extensive set of resumes is adapted from resumes of real individuals and have been modified extensively to protect confidentiality and illustrate certain techniques There are resumes of individuals with over 20 years of experience boiled down to one page Rarely is a two page resume needed to be successfully screened in for an interview appointment Just as you can talk yourself out of a job offer you can provide too much data on a resume that recruiters use to screen you out of consideration Nearly all of the samples are illustrated with the targeted job objective shown Of course the objectives may be frequently modified or changed if you are sending your resume to different types of employers The career objective can readily be completely reworded or even eliminated if desired 315 12 Powell Chapter 12 316 6 15 04 4 22 PM Page 316 Part III Developing Your Job Search Tools It is very common to omit references Most of the resumes are illustrations of individuals with zero to four years of experience after earning a degree but there are also samples of individuals with many years of experience to give format variations There are resumes illustrating hundreds of different types of educational institutions and job experiences Whether your interests are in the public private professional or nonprofit sector of the economy the various sectional examples within the resumes should offer a wealth of ideas upon which to base your own resume 12 Powell Chapter 12 6 15 04 4 22 PM Page 317 Chapter 12 Sample Resumes 317 Advertising with Experience Sample Brenda S Allen 123 Cypress Drive Louisville KY xxxxx xxx xxx xxxx email email com OBJECTIVE Advertising Account Executive Seeking an assignment that uses my extensive years of advertising and sales experience in working with clients in consumer products SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Marketing Advertising Increased local agency volume by 173 over previous year Handled sales volume of 10 5 million covering the state of Kentucky Presented company programs to national accounts such as Sears Roebuck General Motors etc Assisted salespersons with promotional activities Made field visits to answer customer inquiries for several clients Addressed issues on warranty promotions procedures and product data in promotional design Created retail promotional displays which generated double digit sales increases Designed store layouts based on review of electronic sales surveillance results Advised dealers on product promotion Designed yellow pages ad copy layouts in trade magazines and consumer catalogs Management Organizational Organized a territory that was vacant for 2 years into a very profitable territory Re established customer trust on accounts that had been previously underserviced Trained new employees in agency policy procedure and product knowledge Developed schedule for servicing accounts which generated significant sales increases Prepared weekly reports on sales volume expenses promotional and competitive activities EMPLOYMENT Account Executive Advertising Galore Associates Louisville KY Small advertising agency serving manufacturing fines located in the State of Kentucky xx xx xx xx Telemarketing Directory Representative Transwestern Publishing Company Louisville KY Sold yellow page advertising x xx x xx Photographic Assistant Kentucky State University Photographed developed and printed photographs for internal and external publications xx xx xx xx EDUCATION B S Journalism University of Louisville Louisville KY xxxx 12 Powell Chapter 12 318 6 15 04 4 22 PM Page 318 Part III Developing Your Job Search Tools Advertising without Experience Sample JOHN ARTSEY 123 Artful Avenue Indianapolis IN xxxxx xxx xxx xxxx art email edu CAREER OBJECTIVE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES EXPERIENCE Graphic Design and Advertising Desire an entry level position that will provide exposure to all aspects of the advertising industry in relation to graphic design Eventually hope to move into management assignments including creative research and design work in advertising John Herron School of Art Indianapolis IN 8 xx to 5 xx Indiana University Bloomington IN 8 xx to 5 xx Bachelor s Degree in Fine Arts and Education in May xxxx Sigma Pi Fraternity executive officer xx xx Winner of most outstanding pledge award xx xx Winner of Daniel mental attitude award xx xx Public Relations chairman during last school year Pledge educator xxxxx to xx xx Active in intramural sports such as basketball football and volleyball Member of the National Art Education Association NAEA Freelance Graphic Designer Freelancer Work with several advertising agencies in the Indianapolis area on a contract basis doing work for business ads and product brochures Designed and painted a winning entry in the International Scholastic Achievement in Art Awards in xxxx held in Copenhagen Denmark Designed logos for athletic teams T shirts local business student groups since high school Sign painter for various businesses in the community Sold watercolor prints of special athletic scenes to students Experienced with computer graphic design photo and video software Brown County Playhouse Nashville IN Summer seasons xxxx xxxx Supervisor of stage scenery painting and construction crew Organized about 30 different students for each event REFERENCES Dr Thomas Craft President NAEA Association 125 Madison Ave New York NY xxxxx xxx xxx xxxx craft email com Prof James Rowe Fine Arts Department John Herron School of Art 125 Meridian St Indianapolis IN xxxxx xxx xxx xxxx rowe email com Ms Sally Bright Owner Bright Themes Agency Keystone Square Indianapolis IN xxxxx xxx xxx xxxx bright email com 12 Powell Chapter 12 6 15 04 4 22 PM