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Free, Two Column resume template. The most popular choice for most roles, including programming & marketing.

The classic Harvard template, updated for the 21st century with a refined design that recruiters love and an optimized structure for improved ATS performance.

Elegant template with a beautiful design and compact, easy-to-read layout that highlights your strengths and achievements.

The most popular template for upper management roles, project managers and product owners.

A refined template, especially great for positions where presentation is paramount: business development managers, sales leaders & other customer-facing roles.

A creative template that accents your header and makes recruiters want to read the rest. Built for any industry.

A timeline resume template. Organized neatly with a Timeline to show your career progress. For experienced professionals.

Are you a software engineer or a data scientist with a lot of skills & projects to list on your resume? This template allows you to create a perfect one-page resume.

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Free, simple resume template. Easily readable by both humans and ATS bots.

Designed as a one-page resume template for mid-level roles with 3-10 years of experience.

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Multicolumn resume template. Made for executives to fit additional info in a third column.

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Data-focused resume template. Perfect for project and product managers.

Minimalistic resume template. Blends whitespace and content, without clutter.

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When looking to stand out in the job market and attract the best employers, it helps to have a quality resume.

So, I’ve put together this step-by-step resume writing guide with 9 downloadable resume template PDF options

It also includes plenty of  resume examples for inspiration and guidance.

If you follow the advice here, you should easily be able to create an interview-winning resume and start getting the job offers you want.

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How to format and structure your resume

Before you start adding content to your resume, it’s vital to get the format and structure right.

Here’s what the format and structure need to do:

• Make the resume look flawlessly professional
• Make it easy for recruiters and hiring managers to read and digest the information quickly

Here’s an infographic that gives you a quick overview of how to achieve this.

Resume formatting

Stick to the following guidelines when formatting the resume:

• Use a basic clear font – anything too elaborate will be difficult to read.

• Break the document up into clearly divisible sections using bold headings and borders.

• Break text up into bullet points and short sentences to facilitate easy reading. Avoid big chunks of text, they are a reader’s worst nightmare

• Keep the color scheme basic, and don’t clutter the page with any images
• Keep the resume at around 2 pages long – that gives you enough space to sell yourself without becoming a tedious read.

Resume structure

Your resume needs to be structured in a way that gives recruiters the information they need, in the order they want it. You can always use one our resume templates to get a head start on this.

Here is an overview of the sections your resume needs, in the order they should appear.

Name and contact details

• Resume summary  – An introductory paragraph
• Work experience – Your previous roles in reverse chronological order
• Education and qualifications
• Hobbies and interests – optional

Note: You do not need to add references to your resume – employers should only ask for them once they’ve made you a conditional offer.

Now. Let’s take a look at each of these sections and how to write them.

Head the resume with your name and contact details tucked up into the top right corner of the document.

It’s important that your contact details aren’t missed, but you don’t want to take up too much room with them – so keep them brief.

You only need to include your name, telephone number, email address , and general location .

Don’t add your full address, date of birth , or anything else that is surplus to requirement at this stage of the application – they will waste valuable space.

Writing your resume summary

To ensure that your resume holds the attention of busy recruiters as they plough through all of the resumes in their inbox, you need a punchy summary to hook them.

Your resume summary is a short simple paragraph that sits at the top of your resume, and summarizes your abilities as a candidate.

For best results, it should be tailored to match the requirements of your target jobs as much as possible.

The information you include in your resume will obviously differ depending on your profession and experience level, but generally speaking you should be giving a round-up of the following:

Your industry experience – What types of companies have you worked for and how much industry experience do you have?

Your professional skills – Are you sales person with talents in lead generation and relationship building? Or are you a data analyst with skills in reporting and number crunching?

Your qualifications – Are you degree educated ? Do you have any specialist vocational qualifications?

Problems you solve  – What is the ultimate benefit of your work? Do you help companies save money? Do you provide support to colleagues and customers?

Keep the summary brief to give readers a quick understanding of what you do – save the detail for your work experience.

Avoid using too many cliché terms in your summary (such as hardworking team player) They are generic and don’t give recruiters a proper understanding of your skills .

Quick tip: If you worry that your spelling and grammar might not be correct, try using our partner’s resume builder to eliminate the risk of making mistakes.

Adding your work experience

If you are an experienced candidate, the bulk of your resume should consist of your work experience.

Your roles should be listed from current to oldest, with lots of detail in recent roles, and less details in dated roles. This is because employers will consider your recent work to be much more important in determining your suitability, and so will want more information about your current/most-recent job.

Roles form 5, 10 years ago or longer can be reduced down to 1 line summaries, or even removed if they aren’t relevant.

Structuring your roles

Your recent roles need to be well structured so that recruiters and hiring managers can skim read them and digest the information they need.

Use a structure like the example below to achieve this.

Start with an outline to build some quick context for readers, showing them who the employer is, and what the overall goal of your role is.

Then bullet point your responsibilities to demonstrate your input into the role, whilst displaying as many important skills and abilities as you can.

Round the role off with some notable key achievements to show employers what impact you have made in the role.

Bonus tip: Quantify your achievements with facts and figure to prove how valuable your input has been.

Listing your education

Your education should be listed towards the end of your resume, simply listing your most relevant qualifications.

If you are an experienced candidate, you can keep this section short because recruiters will be giving your work experience more attention.

If you are a school leaver or graduate with little/ no experience , you will need to include more detail on your education to compensate for the lack of workplace skills. On top of your exam grades, it can be helpful to include modules, projects and positions of responsibility taken up within school.

If you have a technical role, such as a developer or electrician , you can also add a technical skills section.

Should you add hobbies and interests?

Hobbies and interests are an optional section which can help you to demonstrate skills gained outside of your work and education.

If you’re a junior candidate, or somebody with work-related interests, they can provide a great boost to the resume.

Hopefully this guide and example resume have given you a good idea on how to write your own resume .

Above all, remember to create a pleasant reading experience which quickly explains why you are suitable for the roles you are applying to. If you can do this effectively, you will get plenty of responses from your applications, and should be able to land the interviews you need.

Good luck with the job search!

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Sandra bojevic.

Certified Public Accountant offering a strong attention to detail and accuracy and a bachelor's degree in Economics & Finance from the New York University. With more than 4 years of extensive experience paired with an exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, Sandra is a great team player with the important ability to function well in fast-paced and deadline-driven business environments.

Work experience

• Directed and was given the responsibility for multiple finance functions to ensure that everything was in compliance with existing laws and regulations.
• Prepared detailed reports and statements and participated in the development of a new accounting system to increase efficiency.
• Assisted in the payroll management and performed professional risk assessments and analysis.
• Completed monthly forecasts, maintained relevant correspondence, and evaluated cash reserves.
• Recognized as a top-achieving employee for significantly reducing the unnecessary business expenses by 24% within just 2 years.

GPA : 3.98 (Top 2% of the Program)

Clubs and Societies: Drama Club, FinTech Society, TEDx Club

Graduated with Distinction (Grade 1 - A/excellent equivalent in all 6 subjects)

The 2011 Principal's Award winner for representing the school at multiple international economics competitions

Extracurricular Activities : Business Club, Economics Society, Math Society

Volunteering

Certificates.

Milan Šaržík, CPRW

Milan’s work-life has been centered around job search for the past three years. He is a Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW™) as well as an active member of the Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Careers Coaches (PARWCC™). Milan holds a record for creating the most career document samples for our help center – until today, he has written more than 500 resumes and cover letters for positions across various industries. On top of that, Milan has completed studies at multiple well-known institutions, including Harvard University, University of Glasgow, and Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

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9 Information Technology (IT) Resume Examples for 2024

Best for senior and mid-level candidates

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Few businesses or organizations can do without an IT guru these days. As an IT professional, you could be providing support for a large company or a small start-up. 

No matter your preference, the opportunities are limitless, and whether you’re just starting or looking to move to the next level, you may feel overwhelmed with all the job choices and the best way to  build your resume and generate a cover letter .

We’ve researched countless IT resumes and asked what employers are looking for in 2024 to come up with  nine IT resume samples for you to use as a guide when  crafting your own resume . Plus, we have some tips to help you tailor your resume to the position you’re looking to land!

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Why this resume works

• Numbers (aka metrics) are the easiest way to quantify your abilities and show employers you made a significant contribution to your workplace.
• So although it’s a challenge, try to keep your  resume’s skills section  brief. We’d recommend listing only six to eight skills with most of them from the  job description .
• Of course, don’t falsify any information. You don’t need to have  every  skill from the job description, so don’t feel you have to lie just to get the job 

Professional IT Resume

• Think about past projects and roles that underscore your abilities, and quantify those actions with metrics.
• You might spend a little more time on your resume upfront, but trust us, you’ll thank yourself—and us later!
• Choosing a professional but creative style like one of our  free Google Docs resume templates  or  Word interactive resume samples  can set you apart from the competition; though we suggest avoiding cutesy fonts, too much color, and disorganized sections, you can instead try:
• Rearranging sections of your resume 
• Adding color to section headings, and 
• Increasing/decreasing margins and spacing to fill one page

Entry-Level IT Resume

• Your objective is an opportunity to tell employers a number of things in a few sentences:
• Explain how your previous experience (whether a relevant internship or even volunteering) has provided you with the background to adapt to the position at hand.
• Showcase your abilities and what you can offer—reiterate that you have the skills ( found in the job description) the employer is specifically seeking.
• Emphasize that your qualities, characteristics, and skills are aligned with the company’s overall mission. 
• Most importantly, though, expound on your responsibilities in each work experience bullet point, and highlight your indirect and direct impact in your previous positions, even if you don’t think they’re relevant. 

Experienced IT Project Manager Resume

• Most IT positions will require a bachelor’s, and project management definitely requires it! 
• Some employers prefer you have your PMP certificate, and others will require it. There are lots of other certs out there, too, so be sure you’re certified, or at least taking steps to complete certification in the areas your dream job requires.  
• We suggest weaving your skills throughout your work experience using bullet points for a powerful, easy-to-read snapshot of your impact. 
• Another winning tip is to pepper your bullet points with active verbs and plenty of metrics that demo your very best work while connecting your resume story together. 

IT Technician Resume

• While percentages have their place, don’t limit yourself to these alone; otherwise, your narration becomes too monotonous. Instead, spruce up things by weaving in other metrics. Notice how Jackson talks about saving issue resolution time by 11 hours, reducing password-related requests by 126, and so on.

IT Analyst Resume

• Perhaps you helped cut data management costs at one company or conjured up a substantial dollar amount of savings in IT equipment at a different company. Either case, it shows your capacity to save money on IT, which could positively impact the hiring organization’s bottom line.
• Bullet points like these also make great stories you can expound on in your IT cover letter .

Technical Support Specialist Resume

• For instance, highlight your software competencies, problem-solving skills, and customer-centric services in your technical support specialist resume .

IT Specialist Resume

• Your IT specialist resume should underline your troubleshooting, system infrastructure, and performance optimization skills.

IT Director Resume

• List your work history in reverse-chronological order (your most recent work experience at the top of your resume).
• Demonstrate increased responsibility, supervisory roles, and impressive metrics as you move from your oldest to your most recent position. 
• Start each bullet point with an active, power verb like “directed” or “upgraded” rather than vague verbs like “assisted” or “helped.” Not only will this method reduce unnecessary words, but most importantly, it demonstrates your initiative, which is exactly what IT hiring personnel want to see. 

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