Need Resume HelpI have been at the same company for almost 6 years now and with a pending merger I may be back on the job market in a few months and I need to update my resume. I have held 3 positions while at my current company and have had vastly different responsibilities with each. In the past I would have listed all of the postions with dates showing the progression of my advancement within the company and my duties and responsibilities for the most recent position only. I am wondering if I should instead list each position separately with the duties for each since they each had different duties and accomplishments. My current resume is as below: Work ExperienceCompany Name 9/2001 – PresentExecutive Administrative Assistant – General Counsel (9/2005 - present) Executive Administrative Assistant – VP Sales (7/2002 – 9/2005) Regional Administrative Assistant (9/2001-7/2002)
Responsibilities and Accomplishments----- I have my my responsibilities & accomplishments listed together for all 3 positions with the most current position listed first.Should I instead list each position with its responsibilities and accomplishments since they were each different? Please advise, I am trying to keep this to 2 pages as well and want to put my best foot forward. Thanks! YOUR JOB HOPPING! HR Managers and Management told me I was JOB HOPPING for listing contract assignments this way. I don't see these as promotions, just Admistrative Assistants. Call yourself Admistration Assistant. You should call yourself Executive Garbage Collector-General BS Most lower people would call you a glorified secretary. GET REAL!!! Summary of Skills will get you further. That will be $100, I charge Executives.
Phinfan, I read your other post. The main reason why you're getting so little response is you left much out from your post. As far as listing each position separately, I would list them if they showed you were being promoted. Otherwise it would be better to list the position you started with and your current position. To help you further, we need to see the complete list of your responsibilities and accomplishments with your firm. Maybe we'll figure out how to cut the fat out to get to the meat and get you down to a two-pager.
The best way to format your three positions depends on yourcurrent goal and the skills you are trying to emphasize. Think about thepositions and determine which one best reflects the type of job you'reinterested in now. If your current job is most related, then the way you've beenformatting them (grouping together and providing the most information on yourcurrent role) should work well. If accomplishments from a previous position arestrongly related to your goal, then separating the position into its ownsection would be a good idea. If you go that route, be sure that you emphasizethe overall dates (like you did in your example) so it doesn't look like you'rea job-hopper. | |
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