Chronological Resume Examples
The following sample resumes all use the chronological format. Click on the job title to see the whole resume.
Senior Software Engineer
Sample Resume for a Job as Senior Software Engineer
This job seeker is currently unemployed and has short-term employment stints, disguised by listing only years (not months) in the Professional Experience section. He wants to remain in the high-tech field, where he has many years under his belt. He avoided age discrimination by listing early experience [...]
Software Engineer/ Programmer
Sample Resume for a Job as Software Engineer / Programmer
This self-employed/unemployed professional is determined to stay in the same field as he now looks for full-time employment with a company. Note how he handled the name change of a former employer (top of page two) and how he includes his military service at the end [...]
Technical Instructor
Sample Resume for a Job as Technical Instructor
Instead of writing a job objective statement at the top of his resume, this job seeker wrote his professional title, indicating that he wants to stay in the same career path. In the early part of his work history, he held two relevant jobs concurrently, so he listed [...]
Teacher, Fulbright Commission: English, Art, Literature, Social Sciences
Sample Resume for a Job as Teacher, Fulbright Commission Subjects: English, Art, Literature, Social Sciences
This resume for a mother re-entering the workforce shows that she is a dynamic woman who has done volunteer work concurrent with attaining a teaching credential, which she’ll need for her new career. Although she is technically unemployed, she looks far [...]
Software Sales Engineer
Sample Resume for a Job as Software Sales Engineer
At first glance, this job seeker looks like a job hopper. But within her industry, short-term jobs are not only accepted, they are almost expected. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online.
Technical Account Manager/ Customer Quality Engineer
Sample Resume for a job as Technical Account Manager/ Customer Quality Engineer
The first job listed on this resume is short-term because it wasn’t a good fit for the job seeker. In the technical field, short-term jobs are common, so this won’t hurt his chances of landing another job, especially with his record of promotion within [...]
Project Manager for an Internet/ Software Company
Sample Resume for a Job as a Project Manager for an Internet / Software company
Like many professionals in the high-tech field, this job seeker has many short-term, project-oriented jobs in her work history. She is currently unemployed and seeking a vertical move in her career. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of this resume for [...]
Broadcast/ Electronics Engineer
Sample Resume for a Job as Broadcast / Electronics Engineer
This resume is by a professional who wants to make a vertical career move, combining the best of his experiences in broadcast and electronics. His age is a mystery because there are no dates in his Education section. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of this [...]
Foreign and National News Editor for National News Publication
Sample Resume for a Job as Foreign and National News Editor for a National News Publication
This job seeker used a professional job title instead of a job objective statement because he wants to continue in the same profession. Note his two techniques for avoiding age discrimination: he did not list dates under Education, and he [...]
Assistant to the Art Director
Sample Resume for a Job as Assistant to the Art Director
To make a career change with this resume, the job seeker highlighted his current relevant freelance work, saying it was concurrent with his full-time employment. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online.
Account Manager in Sales/ Marketing
Sample Resume for a Job as an Account Manager in Sales / Marketing
In one short page, this resume delivers the message that this woman is a strong professional seeking to advance her career. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online.
Marketing or Marketing Management
Sample Resume for a job in Marketing or Marketing Management
This new college graduate is currently unemployed. She listed two internships under Professional Experience because they were part of her MBA program. Now that she has her Master’s degree, she’s ready to re-enter the workforce to continue her career in marketing. Chronological resume. Plain Text [...]
Program Coordination and National/ International Promotions
Sample Resume for a job in Program Coordination and National / International Promotions, Working with California Vintners.
This resume uses volunteer, college, and travel experience while attending college to demonstrate the applicant’s qualifications for her job objective, which is a career change from the work she performed prior to earning her M.A. Notice how she briefly [...]
Attorney Specializing in Civil Litigation, Mediation and Teaching
Sample Resume for a Job as Attorney, Specializing in Civil Litigation, Mediation and Teaching
There is no job objective statement on this resume, something that is commonly done on resumes for attorneys who need a mini-curriculum vitae for purposes other than a job search, such as speaking engagements and business proposals. Notice how the two positions [...]
Planner or Manager in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Inventory/ Materials
Sample Resume for a job as Planner or Manager in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Inventory/ Materials
With longevity and promotions at his current place of employment, this job seeker wants to advance his career in the same line of work. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online.
Employment Specialist
Sample Resume for a job as Employment Specialist
This father is re-entering the workforce after 14 years of full-time parenting. He wrote about volunteer and temporary jobs that support his job objective, which is a career change from his pre-parenting days. Because he presented his current volunteer work as a job title, it is not [...]
Product Management in the Financial Services Industry
Sample Resume for a job in Product Management in the Financial Services Industry
This applicant’s employer is going through a reorganization, requiring her to re-apply for her current job. By using most of the resume real estate to list her achievements and promotions at her current company, she emphasized how much she wants to remain in [...]
Investment Associate for an Investment Bank or Venture Capital Firm
Sample Resume for a Job as Investment Associate for an Investment Bank or Venture Capital Firm Focusing on Private Equity Transactions
With just four years in the workforce, this fast-tracking job seeker has a resume that’s loaded with accomplishments and promotions. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online.
Public Policy and Economic Analyst
Sample Resume for a job as Public Policy and Economic Analyst
This job seeker has done some job hopping, mostly while attending college; however, his most recent employment stint of nine years stabilizes his work history and positions him to advance his career. He used his professional title near the top of his resume instead of [...]
Accounting Manager
Sample Resume for a job as an Accounting Manager
This one-page resume is powerful because it shows a steady upward climb in this job seeker’s career. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online.
Investment Banking, Focus on Financial Modeling and Valuation
Sample Resume for a Job in Investment Banking with a Focus on Financial Modeling and Valuation
This resume handles a few tough problems: job hopping and self-employment while the applicant was earning his MBA. He disguised his self-employment by using business job titles instead of “owner,” and he beefed up his accomplishment statements with quantifiable results [...]
Vice President of Marketing
Sample Resume for a Job as Vice President of Marketing
This resume is for a marketing professional who knows how to market himself to advance his already fast-moving career. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online.
VP of Sales & Marketing or VP of Sales & Operations for a High-Tech Company
Sample Resume for a Job as VP of Sales & Marketing or VP of Sales & Operations for a High-Tech Company
Because this job seeker is a professional in the high-tech industry, her short-term employment is viewed as standard rather than job hopping. Her achievement statements are rich with quantified results and promotions, making her a [...]
Business Law Project Manager or Chief Legal/ Administrative Officer
Sample Resume for a job as Business Law Project Manager or Chief Legal/ Administrative Officer
This resume shows a long stable work history in the legal profession, filled with promotions. Because there are no dates in the Education section, we can’t tell exactly how old the job seeker is. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of [...]
Senior Management of an Investment Firm
Sample Resume for a Position in Senior Management of an Investment Firm Focusing on Client Relationship Development / Management and Team Leadership
This high-level executive has an outstanding record of climbing her career ladder within her industry. She has no college degree, but listed all her training under Professional Development. Chronological resume. Plain Text version [...]
Logistics Executive: Customer Relations, Distribution, Operations
Sample Resume for a Logistics Executive with Expertise in Customer Relations, Distribution Systems, Retail Services, Strategic Planning, Operations Analysis, Team Leadership
With her professional title at the top of the page and so many promotions listed under her one place of employment, it’s evident that this job seeker is a very confident and dedicated professional. She [...]
Senior Management with a Pre-IPO Startup in Telecommunications
Sample Resume for a job in Senior Management with a Pre-IPO Startup in Telecommunications
This entrepreneurial professional has a thread of success running throughout his career of executive management. He chose not to reveal his age by not listing dates under Education. Chronological resume. E-resume version of this resume for posting online.
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Senior Executive for a Financial Services Technology Company
Sample Resume for a job as Senior Executive for a Financial Services Technology Company
Although this resume dates back 23 years, we don’t know how old the job seeker is because she didn’t list dates under Education. Her work history is filled with promotions and she is recently self-employed, which she downplayed by listing her job [...]
VP or Director of Product Management in the Publishing/ Information Industry
Sample Resume for a Job as VP or Director of Product Management in the Publishing/ Information Industry
Although some may look at this resume and think it’s for a “job hopper,” in the high-tech industry this applicant is more commonly referred to as a “fast-tracker.” Notice how he zoomed through his career with promotions (page two). [...]
Executive Manager or Director of Major Business Projects/ Initiatives
Sample Resume for a job as an Executive Manager or Director of Major Business Projects/Initiatives
This resume presents the stellar work history of a woman who has succeeded throughout her executive career. Her promotions within organizations are listed prominently along with lots of quantifiable accomplishments. Notice how she tucked the graduation date into the middle of [...]
Health Science Librarian/ Researcher
Sample Resume for a job as Health Science Librarian / Researcher
This job seeker just received her MS in Library and Information Science degree. Notice how she listed her relevant experience under the Employment (mostly concurrent with education) heading, as well as included a substantial Volunteering section. This approach explains why her jobs are short-term and [...]
Management of Pupil Transportation and Safety Training
Sample Resume for a Job in Management of Pupil Transportation and Safety Training
This long-time union member is seeking a management position in the same line of work and industry she has been in for 25 years. She has no college degree but her experience speaks volumes for how knowledgeable she is in her field. Note [...]
University Registrar
Sample Resume for a job as University Registrar
This career professional started as Office Clerk and now seeks a job as University Registrar. His resume demonstrates how to list promotions within an organization (see page two). Because he didn’t want to disclose his age, he went back only 16 years in his work experience and did [...]
IT Professional
Sample Resume for a Job as an IT Professional
For an IT professional, short-term jobs are common. This job seeker disguised a one-year employment gap by referring to consulting work he did during that time. He avoided disclosing his age by not listing dates under Education. Chronological resume. E-resume version of this resume for posting [...]
MFCC Therapist
Sample Resume for a Job as MFCC Therapist (Marriage, Family and Child Counseling / Psychology)
This job seeker used several techniques to create an effective resume for his career change. He does not have a job objective statement; instead he placed his all-telling M.F.C.C. degree next to his name in the heading. By grouping his several [...]
Organization Development Consultant
Sample Resume for a Job as Organization Development Consultant with Expertise in Program Design, Team Development, and Crisis Management
This Master’s degree candidate is currently unemployed. He highlighted both his pending degree and promotion-filled employment history in the Experience section of his resume. Note how he used a professional title near the top of the page [...]
Organizational Development Consultant
Sample Resume for a Job as Organizational Development Consultant
This resume is for a mother who is currently unemployed and re-entering the workforce after 13 years of full-time parenting. She wrote about her extensive volunteer work under Professional Experience, which supported her career change from the one she had prior to her gap in employment. [...]
Administrative Position in a University Setting
Sample Resume for a job as an Administrative Position in a University Setting
This job seeker wants to make a vertical career move. She is concerned about age discrimination, so she chose not to list dates in her Education section, which might tip off the employer as to her approximate age.
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Personal Assistant / Office Manager
Sample Resume for a Job as Personal Assistant / Office Manager
This resume makes it easy for an employer to see that this loyal job seeker is dedicated to advancing her career. She has extensive experience but was careful not to reveal her age by putting no dates in her Education section and by creating an [...]
Associate Environmental Specialist for a Courier Company