Over the course of my career as a Career Coach and Resume Writing Strategist, I have written in excess of 10,000 resumes for job seekers at all levels from entry level, management, and technical to senior level executives from fortune 100 companies. There are thousands of books, journals and websites with tips and strategies on writing an effective resume. Writing a resume is challenging however, with the right information and focus you can write a resume that is high impact, credible and engaging.
Whether you are writing an executive resume, management resume, and entry-level resume or for a profession such as the law or engineering, your resume should clearly show your qualifications and how it fits the requirements of the job. For this article, I will focus on the management resume to illustrate targeted and effective resume writing techniques.
Complete a skills inventory
When a writing a management resume, the first step is to perform an in-depth skills analysis to identify your value, core competences and successes to write your management resume. It is important to know that an effective management resume should be relevant, convey your work experiences quickly and concisely and in a manner that makes you stand out from your competitors. To complete a skills inventory, ask yourself the following questions: