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Executive Resumes
by
ResumeEdge.com
- The Net's Premier
Resume Writing and
Editing Service
Executive resume formats
generally have:
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A more conservative
appearance.
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A separate area
showcasing Career
Accomplishments.
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A finished length of
two or more pages.
That said, Executive
formats can be used by
any job seeker,
especially those who
have career or academic
accomplishments and seek
a more comprehensive
approach to employment
history -- if that
comprehensive approach
is relevant and enhances
their candidacy.
Conservative Appearance
Executive Resume format
generally employs the
Times New Roman font,
which is universal on
PCs, easy to read, yet
elegant in appearance.
Designer fonts, which
include BlackAdder II,
Castellar, and Broadway,
are best left for
graphic designers,
artists, and those in
nontraditional
industries. The ample
use of white space and
underscored section
headings are
aesthetically pleasing
and provide visual cues
about where one data
area ends and another
begins.
Career Accomplishments
This is the hallmark of
the Executive resume and
what hiring managers
most want to see. In
this economy, when
dozens or even hundreds
of applicants with
essentially the same
backgrounds vie for each
opening, the only
characteristic that will
separate a candidate
from all the others is
what they accomplished
in previous positions.
In an Executive resume,
these achievements are
showcased near the top
of the first page.
What’s more, these
accomplishments are
generally quantified in
terms of percentages,
dollar figures, and time
periods to specifically
indicate what was done.
Finished Length
Executive resumes are
usually two or more
pages because of the
sheer breadth of a
candidate’s experience.
However, a modern resume
should be only as long
as it needs to be to
contain the data
relevant to the current
job search. It’s unwise
to expand a one-page
resume to two pages to
meet an arbitrary page
length, just as it is to
cram a two-page document
onto one page, reducing
white space and font
size to such an extent
that the finalized
document is hard to read
and not aesthetically
pleasing.
Samples
Sample One – Banking
Executive
Sample Two – Division
Manager, Marketing
Sample Three – Fashion
Executive
Sample Four – Software
Executive
Sample Five – Supply
Chain Director
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