How To Write A Resume Summary - Sample Resume Template

are you wondering how to write a resume summary that quickly grabs the attention of a hiring official do you want a resume summary that stands out from all the other candidates if so tune in because in this video you'll learn three simple tips to help you write a powerful resume summary that shows your greatest accomplishments and properly sells yourself and as always if you stick around until the end I have a special gift just for you that will help you make this process a lot easier and if we've never met before I'm Heather Austin from

Professor Austin comm and the career Club on Facebook and on this channel I teach you simple solutions to help you launch your career so if you're new here consider subscribing and hit the bell notification down below so you're notified whenever I post new videos every week the summary section on your resume is one of the most important parts on your resume it's the section that appears right below your name and contact information and if you don't get this section right chances are you'll never be invited to an interview now if you haven't written a resume

in a really long time you might be thinking is the summary section the same as an objective statement and I'm here to tell you my friend the objective statement is old news it's a thing of the past so rather than telling the employer what you want out of a position you're going to tell them how you can help them solve their biggest problems you might have heard a resume summary called a professional profile a career summary or even a professional summary either way follow these three tips to help you write a stand out summary tip

number one begin your summary with a professional title the main goal of a resume summary is to quickly grab the attention of a hiring manager after all they're sifting through hundreds of resumes a day so to make their job easier start your summary with a professional title this could be a title that you currently hold or a title that you're eager to hold an example of this would be proactive sales and marketing manager or proactive client focused temir relationship manager you'll notice in these examples we've added action verbs in front of the title for added

impact some other common action verbs could be reliable resourceful energetic just to name a few tip number two is to explain your greatest accomplishments with your title and place you now want to explain in two to three sentences what you can do for a company this is your chance to explain your key skills and your key outcomes and demonstrate how your background and your experience will help the company solve a particular problem mention the number of years you've worked in a specific position or industry and what your greatest accomplishment has been in that area for

example you could say something like over five years of experience resolving customer complaints and promoting conflict resolution if you need help creating the other sections of your resume I have you covered I created a video where you'll learn five steps to create a winning resume I'll go ahead and link that video up below and you can watch it as soon as you're done with this one and of course don't forget to grab your copy of the six second resume linked below where you'll be able to download it and customize it for your next job tip

number three conclude with your expertise in the final sentence of your resume summary you want to discuss your specialty and what makes you an expert so out of all the other resumes that the hiring official is looking at what makes you unique and special what key skills can you bring to the table that perhaps someone else can't here's an example expertise in client services account management and relationship building and as a bonus tip you want to make sure you're using key words and keyword phrases in your resume summary for example if the job posting lists

multiple times that they need someone with presentation skills or someone that can handle slide decks you want to make sure you mention that in your summary and to help you with the formatting of your resume take a look at the video that I made right here where you'll learn a few basic tricks to help you keep your resume neat and organized and give this video a thumbs up if you like it and be sure to subscribe and I will see you in the next video [Music]