Executive
Resumes
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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
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One � Banking Executive
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Two � Division Manager, Marketing
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Three � Fashion Executive
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Four � Software Executive
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Five � Supply Chain Director
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