Resume Examples with Short-Term Jobs
The following sample resumes show how to handle job hopping, brief work assignments, and short-term projects that lasted less than two years. Click on the job title to see the whole resume.
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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 [...]
Secondary English Teacher at High School Level
Sample Resume for a Job as Secondary English Teacher at the High School Level
This job seeker managed two tricky issues in her resume: job hopping and a career change. She used a functional resume format to stress her skills rather than her sketchy work history, which contains job titles that are not relevant to her [...]
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 [...]
Medical/ Pharmaceutical Sales
Sample Resume for a job in Medical / Pharmaceutical Sales
This resume exudes energy and enthusiasm. This job seeker has moved quickly through several jobs and has at least one gap in employment when she moved from Spain to the U.S. From her Education section we learn that she received high-level education and training while living [...]
Manufacturer’s Sales Representative in the Fashion Industry
Sample Resume for a Job as a Manufacturer’s Sales Representative in the Fashion Industry
This job seeker has a colorful work history filled with job hopping, self-employment, and a gap in employment due to travel. He wants to make a slight career change within the sales field. With no dates in his Education section, it is [...]
Customer Service Representative
Sample Resume for a Job as Customer Service Representative
With a history of temporary and short-term jobs, this career changer created a very marketable resume even though he has no college degree and is currently unemployed. Functional resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online.
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 [...]
Project Management Focusing on Program Development and Training
Sample Resume for a Job in Project Management, Focusing on Program Development and Training
This job candidate has been hard at work on his Ph.D. program, which he has not yet completed. His work history lists short-term jobs and one gap in employment during his education. He is currently unemployed and is seeking a position in [...]
Marketing/ Sales with a Sporting Goods Retailer
Sample Resume for a Job in Marketing / Sales with a Sporting Goods Retailer
This job seeker moved from one company to another, which makes him look like a job hopper, when, in fact, it was his whole sales team that moved from one employer to another. Notice how he presented his many short-term jobs, using [...]
International Human Resources
Sample Resume for a job in International Human Resources
This job seeker worked his way through college. So that he doesn’t appear to be a job hopper, he listed several of his short-term jobs under a subcategory, “Mostly Concurrent with Education.” With this resume he plans to make a career change. Functional resume. Plain Text [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Executive Position in Account Management: Integrated Direct Marketing and Analysis
Sample Resume for an Executive Position in Account Management Focusing on Integrated Direct Marketing and Analysis
This job seeker has most recently been self-employed. Because self-employment didn’t work out for her, she is seeking work as an employee once again within the industry where she has already achieved success. Her resume shows that she is a [...]
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). [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Administrative Position Using Skills in Desktop Publishing
Sample Resume for an Administrative Position Using Skills in Desktop Publishing.
This job seeker is currently unemployed and seeking a job in the same line of work as she previously held. Under Work History, she handled job hopping and employment gaps by listing only years (no months), and she gave the name of the agency where [...]
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