Master Index of 90 Sample Resumes
Employment Gap
12 samples
Unemployment in work history due to layoffs, being fired, sickness, parenting, school, personal time off, and bad luck.
Short-Term Jobs
21 samples
Job hopping, brief work assignments, and short-term projects that lasted less than two years.
Career Change
16 samples
Change in professions, transitions to different industry, or entering a new profession in a new industry.
Age Discrimination
34 samples
Dates in Work History, Education, and other sections to look the right age — not too old or too young — for the job.
Temp Jobs
3 samples
Listing temp work, temporary agency assignments, and short-term projects to look stable and fill work gaps.
New Degree
5 samples
Highlight new degree, diploma, or certificate from college, university, or professional training.
No Degree
8 samples
Lack of education, incomplete degree program, relevant training, or nothing at all for Education section.
Unemployed Now
23 samples
Use of volunteer experience, personal activities, parenting, and family matters to address current unemployment.
Promotions
32 samples
Promotions within an organization and advancement throughout a career.
Same Career Path
39 samples
Presenting long-term growth within a career without looking stagnant, too old, or bored.
Concurrent Jobs
7 samples
Jobs simultaneous with other jobs or with school that make you look hardworking, not unfocussed and flakey.
Job Objective Alternative
14 samples
Professional title, college degree, or career profile instead of job objective statement.
Re-Entering Workforce
6 samples
Parents (mothers and fathers), military personnel, and students going back to the world of employment.
Self-Employed
6 samples
How to present current or past self-employment so it does not intimidate a potential employer.
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Non-management resumes from Yana Parker, author of The Damn Good Resume Guide
90 Sample Resumes by Problem Solved
Master Index of 90 Sample Resumes
Employment Gap
12 samples
Unemployment in work history due to layoffs, being fired, sickness, parenting, school, personal time off, and bad luck.
Short-Term Jobs
21 samples
Job hopping, brief work assignments, and short-term projects that lasted less than two years.
Career Change
16 samples
Change in professions, transitions to different industry, or entering a new profession in a new industry.
Age Discrimination
34 samples
Dates in Work History, Education, and other sections to look the right age — not too old or too young — for the job.
Temp Jobs
3 samples
Listing temp work, temporary agency assignments, and short-term projects to look stable and fill work gaps.
New Degree
5 samples
Highlight new degree, diploma, or certificate from college, university, or professional training.
No Degree
8 samples
Lack of education, incomplete degree program, relevant training, or nothing at all for Education section.
Unemployed Now
23 samples
Use of volunteer experience, personal activities, parenting, and family matters to address current unemployment.
Promotions
32 samples
Promotions within an organization and advancement throughout a career.
Same Career Path
39 samples
Presenting long-term growth within a career without looking stagnant, too old, or bored.
Concurrent Jobs
7 samples
Jobs simultaneous with other jobs or with school that make you look hardworking, not unfocussed and flakey.
Job Objective Alternative
14 samples
Professional title, college degree, or career profile instead of job objective statement.
Re-Entering Workforce
6 samples
Parents (mothers and fathers), military personnel, and students going back to the world of employment.
Self-Employed
6 samples
How to present current or past self-employment so it does not intimidate a potential employer.
65 More Resume Samples
Non-management resumes from Yana Parker, author of The Damn Good Resume Guide