How to design an effective resume:

Example 1.


Sample Resume
Name
Address
Phone #

CAREER SUMMARY:

December 1997 Your Company
To Present Account Manager
Responsible for prospecting, marketing, qualifying, and closing business.
· Developed vertical market from scratch
· Developed partnerships with 3rd party software vendors
· Established relationships with vertical representatives within major manufacturers (Cisco, 3Com, Compaq, HP, Citrix, Intel, and others)

November 1993 Minolta Business Systems, Downers Grove, Illinois.
To December 1997 Senior Account Executive
Responsible for phone blitzing, cold calling, qualifying, demonstrating, closing, and training current and new customers.
· President's club winner two years
· Super Achiever second year with the company (136% of quote for the year)
· #1 Account Representative in the country - March '96 (436% of quota for the month)
· Representative of the Month, six times

September 1989 Dun & Bradstreet, Naperville, Illinois.
To November 1993 New Customer Representative
Responsible for prospecting, developing and closing new business.
· Second Place - Regional "Celebration of Champions" contest
· Second Place - "D&B 500" (1st Quarter Contest)
· Sales Representative of the month, four times

Customer Support Representative
Responsible for training new and existing customers, conducting seminars, and assisting sales representatives in selling activities.
· Revamped seminar program for the Mid-West Region
· Handled contract renewals during periods of transition

June 1987 GTE Airfone, Incorporated, Oak Brook, Illinois.
To September 1989 Credit Card Services Representative
Responsible for handling and satisfying customer complaints and problems. Areas included: International calls, credit card companies, customer mail, and analyzing data.

EDUCATION:

1983 to 1987 Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.
Bachelor of Arts Degree in French
Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics

Summer 1986 Domaine Universitaire, Grenoble, France
Completed work toward French degree