Résumé Samples

 Below you will see an example of a typical résumé that’s come in the door at CMS over the years (the image to the left).

Now, pretend you are a busy, highly stressed employer in the market for a senior-level business development manager.

Sam Candidate may be the perfect solution to your vacant job opportunity, but you would never know it because their résumé doesn’t tell you that at first glance.

In contrast, the résumé example below right, easily passes the five-second test because you can clearly see what this person offers straight away, and the résumé intrigues and invites you to read further.

Which résumé do you think will make it to the short pile?