Resume Profiles: It's All About The Top Third Of The Resume

You know how the cover of a magazine can draw you in faster that if you had to flip through all the articles? Well, the profile section of your executive resume works in the same manner.

These days recruiters, hiring managers, and key decision makers are all using technology to make their lives easier. In reality, the blackberries, PDAs, portable computers, and Palm phones only keep us working around the clock, but that's a different story.

Did you know that your executive resume may be reviewed through a handheld device? Well that's why having a strong, brand-focused resume profile can help you to still impress recruiters regardless of how they view your document.

A standout resume profile using contains some or all of the following:

• Personal brand and brand statement - your unique promise of value and distinction from other executives in your field:

The Profit Builder: Systematically improving internal systems, strengthening operational processes and mobilizing vital resources that propel companies into stable, profitable entities

 

• Title header – the official handshake on your executive resume:

SENIOR OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE

International Businesses – High-Growth & Startup Companies

 

• Core leadership strengths - a little insight to your personality and unique traits:

SENIOR MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE

Non-Profits & Philanthropic Organizations with Focus on Mental Health, Children and Education

Visionary Strategy… Innovative Thought Leadership… Collaborative-Style Management…

 

• Industry and/or company targets:

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE
Startup, Turnaround & High-Growth Companies — High-Tech & Manufacturing Industries
Domestic & International Markets

 

• Top areas of expertise - key points/keywords to immediately connect with recruiters:

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE

Supply Chain Management/ Planning & Inventory Management / Systems Implementation

 

• Executive summary - three to five-line paragraph that covers career highlights and career-defining accomplishment trends:

Forward-thinking, pioneering executive with unwavering record of success in devising manufacturing and plant operating strategies that eliminate redundancies, automate processes/systems, increase production output, and enhance productivity, quality, and efficiency improvements.

Take a close look at a standout resume profile created for a manufacturing executive - overall, your resume profile alone should be able to secure you an interview.

 

 

Abby M. Locke, Executive Director of Premier Writing Solutions (www.premierwriting.com), is a Nationally Certified Resume-Writer and Personal Brand Strategist who helps senior-level professionals and C-level executives achieve personal success with customized, branded executive resumes and career marketing documents. Her resume samples have been published in Top Notch Executive Resumes, Nail the Resume! Great Tips for Creating Dynamic Resumes, Same-Day Resumes, and Quick Resume and Cover Letter Handbook.