RESUMES
THAT WORK
PHILOSOPHY:
Whenever
you have a major project to undertake, the best approach is to break it down
into small steps. Then you do the
small steps in a logical order. When
all the steps are complete, the task is complete.
The
same applies to resumes. As you
can see, the sample resumes below are written so that the reader can
understand by reading one line at a time.
There is no need to read a 10-line paragraph searching for the buzzword
you seek, and once you find it having to use a hi-liter so you can find it
again. All the reader needs to do
is put a small check to the left of the hyphenated line.
Think
of a matrix in the reader’s head. As
they read each hyphenated item, they fill in another matrix slot.
This way the reader can easily remember what you have written and find
the information in your resume.
Regarding
employment dates, always indicate the year and the month that you joined
and/or left each employer. Not
including the month makes it seem like you have something to hide.
You may have been unemployed for two months in 2001, but not including
the month, means someone might read that as being let go or quitting in
January, and not finding work until December, a much worse situation than the
truth. Someone may have been let
go only one time, but switching to a year only format makes it look like they
may have gotten cut from every job they have had.
Regarding
a “PERSONAL” section in your resume, be aware that larger companies
don’t want to know your age, marital status, height and weight and similar
information, since they have to prove they did not use the information in a
discriminatory way. Smaller
companies may not be as concerned. In
general, include information that is genuinely related to you employability
such as the fact that you rent, and are very relocatable, or are a sailing
enthusiast and need to be near the water, or need to be near your aging
parents.
Have
we ever been complimented on our rather simplified format?
No. That is good.
We want the person’s background to be complimented, not our resume
writing skill.
RESUME
#1: A COMPOSITES
MANUFACTURING R&D ENGINEER WHO HAD SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO HIS BS
DEGREE.
JOSEPH
R. RECRUIT
123
Any Street
Medium Town
,
USA
45678
000-123-4567
OBJECTIVE:
Desire
challenging and rewarding work in the aerospace manufacturing industry.
Seek progressive employer who values initiative, industriousness,
integrity and diligent tenacity.
SUMMARY:
Project
lead research engineer with extensive experience in composite processes and
manufacturing, mechanical assembly and FAA certification requirements.
Adept at practical hands-on leadership and project coordination skills.
Specific program/project experience in ultrasonic compaction of composite
laminates, composite autoclave and oven processing, cure characterization,
Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM),
mechanical assembly, FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC), Parts
Manufacturer Authorization (PMA) and thermal process control.
EDUCATION:
BS
Aerospace Engr, Big
State
University, 8/93
-
Emphasis: Composite
materials and airplane performance
RECENT TRAINING:
Big
State University; CATIA V5 – Component Design, Drafting, Assembly
Univ
of California; short course – FAA
Functions & Requirements Leading to
Air
worthiness Approval
PATENT:
Winner of a company
invention award for a device useful in making composite parts.
COMPUTER
SKILLS: Microsoft
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access and CATIA-V5
PILOT’S
LICENSE:
Licensed pilot type rated for complex aircraft.
EXPERIENCE:
02/97 – Present,
XYZ Airplane Co.,
Mfg Research and Development
Senior
Engineer - New product development – Composite Technologies, Composite
Laminating Technology development for new aircraft incorporating
lean-manufacturing and 6-Sigma principals in the earliest possible stages
of development
-
Lead engineer on
composite processing technique which provides high quality composite laminates
without the use of an autoclave.
-
Focal point for new
aircraft fuselage and engine nacelle technology development. Coordinate a
multidiscipline group to determine the most appropriate technologies to pursue
for New Airplane development programs.
-
Support of composite
engine nacelle operational activities. Support activities include analysis and
resolution of process issues, support team coordination. Design and
implementation of specialty tools, introduction of off-the-shelf specialty
tools.
-
Design / development of
application-specific in situ heat cure systems compatible with the shop-floor
environment for sealer and plastic shim cure acceleration. Development
required specification revisions to allow the new technologies to be
implemented.
-
Lead engineer for
Dielectric cure monitoring and cure characterization of various composite,
adhesive and sealer materials.
8/93 – 1/97, XYZ COMPANY. Head
Engineer
Over a small group.– New Product Development
NOTE:
[XYZ is a small company.
He was one of only a few engineers, so don't use a title that is really bigger than the job
because you don't want to scare employers away.]
-
Development and
Supplemental Type Certification (STC) of various modifications to general
aviation aircraft. These
modifications included power-plant upgrade replacement, cowl flap
modification, replacement engine and propeller controls, addition of landing
gear doors, upgrade replacement of existing brake system, upgrade replacement
of existing windshield, addition of computerized engine monitoring system.
-
Flight test planning,
instrumentation, data collection and data reduction / analysis.
-
Interface with FAA
Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) – testing proposals, test reporting, STC
Installation instructions, flight test coordination, drawing revision.
-
Interface with
Manufacturer Inspection District Office (MIDO) - conformity inspection of STC
installations, conformity inspection of Part Manufacture Authority (PMA) parts
and parts kits, quality manual maintenance, regulatory compliance audits.
-
Other responsibilities
included: coordination of parts manufacturing under FAA PMA, part design, part
production planning, composite tool design, design and implementation of
composite repair of aerodynamic fairings and engine cowlings, vender interface
and monitoring. Manager of composite part production.
EXPERIENCE
PRIOR TO DEGREE:
6/87 – 8/93, Self
Employed Owner/Operator
-
Responsibilities:
purchasing, inventory control, repair and maintenance of the equipment,
bookkeeping, billing, Marketing, and coordination.
RESUME
#2: A
Composite Engineer with Excellent Knowledge of Multi-Axis Filament
Winding, Compression Molding and Pultrusion
MANFORD
J. SUPERSTAR
111 Main Road
Happy
Town, USA 22222
Home:
000-539-2222
Cell:
000-540-3333
MAJOR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Scrap
Reduction
of 40% in 2001 and another 30% in 2002. This
was accomplished by improved process documentation, tooling improvements and
preventative maintenance plans. Efficiency was also improved using a
preventative maintenance plan.
Project Management
in a $2.5M capital project for a $10MM product line. Was involved with the
funds acquisition, equipment specification,installation and debugging, process
development using design of experiments and documentation.
EDUCATION:
BS Composite Materials Engr, Excellent
School,
6/97
-
GPA: 3.2/4.0
-
Significant coursework
in Mechanical Engineering and Polymer Chemistry.
PROCESSES:
Filament Winding, Pultrusion, Hand Lay-up/Vacuum Bagging and
Compression Molding.
THERMAL
ANALYSIS:
TGA, TMA, DMA, DSC and DTA
COMPUTER
SKILLS:
AutoCAD 2000, ProE and Filament Winder Programming (McClean
Anderson and CMC) MS Office, MS Project.
EXPERIENCE:
12/00 – Present,
XYZ Composites Company, Pultrusion
Manager
Company is a multi-machine pultrusion company.
Includes/involves:
- Manage a 24hour/seven
day pultrusion department.
-
Oversee scheduling/planning, inventory management and final product
assembly.
-
Maintain same day ship
status over 90% of the time.
-
Increased daily output
while maintaining or reducing scrap levels.
6/97 – 12/00, ABC
Composites Company, Process/Product
Engineer
Company is involved
in pultrusion, multiple spindle five-axis filament winding and compression molding.
-
Acted as team leader
for new product lines utilizing epoxy pultrusion
and multiple spindle filament
winding
-
Made cost and quality
improvements to existing large diameter rod product lines.
-
Developed new processes
and improved existing processes.
- Designed new equipment
and upgraded old equipment.
-
Oversaw preventative
maintenance.
- Developed project
timelines.
- Handled budgets and
costing.
-
Supervised Co-Ops and
Technicians.
PRIOR
TO BS DEGREE:
6/96
– 9/96, EFG Company,
Summer Intern
- Participated
in a team environment to help provide post-production
support for composite Turbine blades.
-
Research and
Development for alternative lightning strike protection for Turbine
blades.
References
available upon request.
RESUME
#3: The President of a composites
company who seeks greater responsibility.
MICHAEL
A. MARVELOUS
777
Lucky Street
Moneybanks,
USA 54321
Phone:
(123)456-7890
OBJECTIVE: Total operating and profit center responsibility for a multi-plant
manufacturing firm with $10-30MM in
annual sales.
EDUCATION:
PhD Organic Chemistry, State University,
6/1986
BS Chemistry,
Good College,
6/1982
PERSONAL: Married, 6' 0", 200 lbs, 40 years of age, two daughters 17 and 20.
Will relocate for right opportunity.
Active in community affairs, Tau Beta Pi, SPE, ACS.
SUPPLEMENTAL:
Three patents and five publications in the Composites Industry.
EXPERIENCE:
6/99 - Present, XYZ
Company, President, Composites
Division
Total
responsibility for financial, manufacturing, sales and marketing areas of a
one-plant Composites manufacturing company.
Processes are filament winding, pultrusion, compression molding, and
nuclear finned widgets. Division
employs 150 employees. Includes/involves:
-
Successfully resisted a
union takeover attempt.
-
Productivity increased
by 25%.
-
Introduced a new
product development department which led to three new computer related products.
-
Changed product sales
from 75% proprietary to 50% proprietary, 50% custom, making the business much
more recession proof.
6/86-
6/99, Mega Corporation, Various
Locations
9/95 – 6/99, Business
Manager, Engineered Composites
6/91 – 9/95, R&D
Group Leader, Composites Processes
6/86
– 6/91, Senior Development
Engineer, Composites Processing
-
Developed a process for
heat stable pultruded electrical products, which allowed us to capture 25%
of market.
-
Introduced laboratory interactive computer system.
-
Obtained three U.S. Patents for thermoplastic composite items.
-
Severa publications in technical journals.
RESUME
#4: A PROCESS ENGINEER WHO
WENT INTO SALES AND IS OPEN TO AN EVEN BETTER
OPPORTUNITY
JOHN
C. DOE
123 State Street
Any
City, USA 11111
Phone:
000-111-1234
SUMMARY:
B.S. Chemical Engineer with successful sales and process engineering
experience. Open for a good
opportunity.
EDUCATION:
BS Chemical Engineering, Any State University,
6/95
-
GPA: 3.5/4.0
PERSONAL:
Single, 6’1”, 180 lbs., Excellent health, Active in outdoor sports,
golf, and fishing. Rents,
Relocatable.
EXPERIENCE:
6/98
– Present, ABC Composites
Company, Sales Engineer,
Anytown
, USA
Sells composite parts made by a variety of processes, where sales are
highly dependent on materials and processes used to make the parts.
Handles entire
Eastern US
selling to OEM’s.
-
Achieved 25% increase in sales during severe recession.
-
Obtained business at Big Oil, Exxon, and EFIGH companies where company
had long sought to do business.
6/95
– 6/98, Process Engineer,
EFGHI Company, Anytown,
USA
EFGHI is a maker of units containing filament wound parts.
6/95
– 6/97, Development
Engineer
-
Promoted to Process
Control Engineer
-
Reduced waste by 25%
while increasing equipment utilization.
RESUME
#5: A TECHNICAL SALES REP WHO
WANTS TO SELL A DIFFERENT TYPE PRODUCT
(AN
EXCELLENT WAY TO HANDLE SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO DEGREE)
SUSAN
SMART
12345
Any Street
Big
Town,
USA 00000
123-345-5678
PERSONAL:
Single, Rent and will relocate. 5'4",
120 lbs, Very personable and articulate. (See above comments about using
personal information. Renting and
being willing to relocate are important. Being
single and 5’4” and 120 lbs. shouldn’t matter.)
EXPERIENCE:
8/97 - Present,
Mega Chemical Company
8/98 - Present, Technical
Sales Rep
Sales of resin precursors for the reinforced plastics industry.
-
Increased business from $500K to $800K.
-
Rated Superior and currently up for promotion.
8/97
- 8/98, Sales Trainee
-
Helped arrange meetings.
-
Handled magazine responses.
-
Promoted to Technical Sales Rep.
PRIOR
TO B.S. DEGREE:
-
Worked three Summers and two Academic years in specialty chemical
research.
-
Supervised U.S. Goverrment student lab with four students per summer.
-
Taught Remedial Chemistry at LSU.
RESUME
#6: A SALES REP WHO MOVED UP
RAPIDLY
DONALD
J. DUCK
1234
Any Blvd
Big
Town,
USA 12345
000-123-4567
EDUCATION:
B.S. ME, VPI,
1/95
-
GPA: 3.2/4.0
EXPERIENCE:
1/95
- Present, EFGHI COMPANY
EFGHI Company is a major maker of autoclaved composite parts for
aerospace applications.
1/99 - Present, Regional Sales
Manager
-
Increased regional sales from $6.5MM to $9.5MM.
Recovered from $2MM loss of major account due to end of construction
program.
-
Reduced regional cost of sales by 40%.
-
Hired, trained, and directed three Salesmen.
-
Instituted and budgeted new regional distribution center.
1/97
- 1/99, District Sales
Manager
-
Personally increased territory sales by 130%.
-
Personally sold largest single order in division's history.
-
Increased district sales from $1.7MM to $3,5MM.
1/95
- 1/97, Sales Representative
-
Increased sales by 175%.
REASON
FOR DESIRING CHANGE: Next promotion requires transfer to New York City
PERSONAL:
Married, two children, excellent health, Active in Boy Scouts, church,
camping, hunting, fishing and golf. Will
relocate and travel extensively. (See
comments about using personal information.)
RESUME
#7: A
US CITIZEN WITH FOREIGN SOUNDING NAME WHO WAS BORN
IN
THE USA AND SPEAKS ENGLISH AS HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE.
MOHAMED
J. FOREIGN SOUNDING NAME
(Native
Born US Citizen)
(Speak
English as Native Language.)
[This approach prevents people from
making unwarranted assumptions based on your last name. Some jobs do require
US Citizenship or permanent residency. All
jobs in US do require excellent English, so let people know right up front. If
you are a Permanent Resident say so. If
you speak excellent English at 9.5 on a scale of ten, say so.
Whatever is positive, say it here to prevent incorrect assumptions.]
12345 Main Street
US
Town, ST 12345
Phone:
123-456-7890
Cell:
123-205-1234
E-Mail:
mjf25@aol.com
EDUCATION:
PhD Mechanical Engineering, Big
University,
6/95
-
GPA: 3.7/4.0
-
Thesis in Filament Wound Composites Design and Analysis.
MS Mechanical Engineering,
Big University, 6/92
- GPA: 3.5/4.0
BS Materials Science,
Excellent School, 6/90
-
GPA: 3.0/4.0
-
Earned 90% of college
expenses.
THESIS:
[Here provide a brief description of the thesis work.
If you are applying for your first position
after your PhD, then provide more thesis information.]
COMPUTER
SKILLS:
AutoCAD, NASTRAN, Design of Experiments.
Web Page Design.
EXPERIENCE:
7/95 – Present, Major Filament
Winding Company
6/00 – Present,
Senior Manufacturing R&D Engineer
-
Supervises team of four
Engineers and two Technicians developing fiber-placed composite parts for fire
resistance in bus interiors.
-
Saved $1MM by designing
and developing filament winding equipment for internal use.
-
Works with Customers to
solve problems with company products.
7/95 – 6/00, Manufacturing
R&D Engineer
-
Leaped tall buildings with a single bound while simultaneously
developing unique filament wound products.
-
Conceived and developed
fiber placement process for phenolic resins.
-
You get the idea.
PRIOR
TO PHD:
6/90 – 6/95, Big
University, Graduate Research
Assistant
-
Taught courses in
composites.
-
Developed filament
wound products for Navy research program.
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