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.

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LIONEL PICKERING
123 Larimie Avenue, Missoula, MT 12345
123-555-1234
lpickering@bamboo.com

OBJECTIVE: Customer Service Representative

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

** Expert knowledge and abilities in written communication.

** A patient listener who fully focuses on speakers and understands a variety of accents.

** Organized and detail-oriented; knack for understanding procedures and logistics.

** Strong skills in time management, prioritizing tasks, and meeting deadlines.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Communication & People Skills:

** Consistently maintain a positive attitude and enjoy helping people.

** Articulate and very effective working with people of different backgrounds and temperaments.

** Accurately record, remember, and verbally communicate detailed information.

** Exceptional command of the English language with strong written and transcription skills.

** Cooperatively work with others to produce and deliver required work.

Organization & Time Management:

** A problem solver who quickly grasps complex situations and turns them into manageable tasks.

** Produce quality work even when under extreme time pressure and deadlines.

** Proven ability to understand and follow complex instructions to successful conclusions.

** Many years of experience successfully managing and organizing personal time and workload.

** Collaborate in teams to produce quality reports.

Technical Skills:

** Very accurate and rapid keyboarder.

** Experienced in editing and proofreading lengthy documents with focus on word definitions, spelling, sentence structure, syntax, and grammar.

** Work with technical vocabularies from a variety of fields.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Academy of Stenographic Arts, Missoula, MT, 1984-85

Missoula College of Court Reporting, Missoula, MT, 1981-84

Certified Shorthand Reporter, State of Montana, 1985-pres.

Registered Professional Reporter, National Court Reporters Association, 1985-pres.

WORK HISTORY

** Court Stenographer, State of Montana, 1985-pres.

- Beverly Reporting Associates, 1999-04

- Louis Lane & Associates, 1997-99

- Missoula Court Reporters, 1997

- Central Mountain Reporters, 1993-97

- Lenna & Marshal, 1990-93

- Peter & Rehman, 1985-90

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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 immediately apparent that he is unemployed. He was discreet about his age by not listing dates in the Education section. Chronological resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online.

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RICK R. FENNEL
123 Lemmon St.
St. Province, NM 12345
123-555-1234
richardf@bamboo.com

OBJECTIVE: Position as Employment Specialist

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:

** Many years of experience working in nonprofits, most recently with the unemployed and homeless.

** Very strong interpersonal and communication skills; work equally well one-on-one or in team settings.

** Solid business and fiscal background; successful in writing grants and researching funding sources.

** Skilled researcher and administrator; hold MA Degree in Economics and an MBA Degree.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Parents’ Work Services (PWS), Job Training Corp., St. Province, NM, 2004 to Present
ASSISTANT COORDINATOR & JOB PREPARATION TRAINER

** Instrumental in the opening of a new location for the PWS program at “reclaimed” U.S. Army facility. Since move in September 2004, client numbers have tripled and continue to grow. Currently there are 600 individual client files with 200 active at any one time.

** Work closely and cooperatively with Coordinator of Job Readiness Program to establish objectives. Implement plans, assess results, and report on outcomes. Continually research trends and new methods for possible inclusion in programs.

** Oversee daily activities of trainers, counselors, outreach workers, and job developers.

** Set up, organize, and continue to coordinate delivery of daily adjunct support services such as free lunches, transportation, and childcare for clients at new location.

** Work with clients, many who are homeless and economically disadvantaged individuals with families. Help them overcome psychological barriers and regain confidence by working one on one to set realistic job and career goals, obtain necessary education, write resumes, and search for employment.

** Coordinate agency’s micro-enterprise training program, which helps clients begin businesses and obtain small business loans.

** Created a new, successful facet of micro-enterprise program, which is a “club” that meets bi-weekly. This venue offers clients a casual social setting that’s conducive to learning, positive interaction, and support. Also, personally research topics, set agendas, and run meetings.

** Write reports for sponsoring agencies, record financial data, and enter/update client information, using Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel.

Financial Data Temps, Santa Fe, NM, 2002 to 2004
ACCOUNTANT / BOOKKEEPER

** Acquired experience with many types of organizations and their internal functions. Worked for property management, advertising, and dot-com companies, plus a variety of nonprofits including a foster-care agency, a civic association, and a drug and alcohol rehab facility.

** Prepared financial statements, recorded and monitored accounts receivables and accounts payables, prepared employee payrolls and related tax forms, and reconciled bank statements.

** Used QuickBooks Pro, Excel, and variety of custom programs and databases (e.g., Oracle and PeopleSoft).

Nonprofit Organizations in the Santa Fe Area, NM, 1982 to 2002
RESEARCHER, GRANT WRITER & PROGRAM / PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR

** As Fiscal Officer of American Indian Family Center, an agency serving Native American women recovering from substance abuse, handled bookkeeping, payroll, and financial reporting.

** As Program Coordinator for Christian Social Services/Christian Charities of Santa Fe, analyzed local housing market for rent control advocacy. Raised initial grant funding for the Independent Housing Commission and the Indochinese Housing Franchise. Staffed the strategic planning group.

** As Parish Secretary for St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, performed customer service duties.

** As Grant Writer and Organizational Consultant for Catholic Charities of Santa Fe, wrote business plan and grants that raised $124,000 for farm project for Laotian refugees.

** As Administrator and Grant Writer for Santa Fe College of Music, worked with the Board of Directors to revise policies and improve fiscal reporting procedures. Wrote proposals for over $20,000 in grants.

** As Project Director of the Public Pension Project, generated $45,000 in grants. Revamped process for monitoring investment performance of the Santa Fe Employee Retirement Fund.

Sage National Bank, Santa Fe, NM, 1992 to 1999
ECONOMIST

** Ensured compliance with Community Reinvestment Act.

** Monitored and analyzed local economic conditions in the county. Provided relevant and timely information to bank’s management.

** Contact person on local economy for the press and business associations.

EDUCATION:

MBA, The Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley

MA in Economics, School for Social Renewal, New Haven, CT

Additional Graduate Studies:
Theology and Christian Ethics, School of Religion, New Haven, CT
Courses in Education, Santa Fe University, Santa Fe, NM

BA in International Relations, University of Arizona, Tempe, AZ

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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 she completed temporary work assignments. She has no degree, but listed relevant training under Education. Functional resume. Plain Text version of this resume for posting online.

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Wendy Eveningstar
123 South Street
Port Jefferson, NY 12345
123-555-1234
weveningstar@bamboo.com

OBJECTIVE:
Administrative position using skills in desktop publishing

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:

- Experienced office worker and administrator; successful in desktop publishing and systems administration.
- Skilled working with: Windows 98 and higher, Windows NT, Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Energetic self-starter with strong communication skills; work well independently or on a team.
- Highly productive managing projects; a creative problem-solver who rapidly adapts to changing demands.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Desktop Publishing & Project Coordination

- Published marketing materials for Clines, the nation’s largest developer of healthcare facilities.
- Extensively utilized PCs with the latest technologies and programs for ABC and Clines.
- Performed marketing research for Clines on products, services and companies via the Internet.
- Handled production and timely distribution of Clines’ marketing materials and reports.
- Planned installation of Windows network with ISDN for Clines; oversaw network consultant.

Office Administration & Support

- Managed office, performing customer service, supervision and accounting for ABC.
- Experienced working in variety of industries, including printing, manufacturing and development.
- Utilized databases and accounting programs to organize and maintain company records.
- Worked dependably on projects within budgets and timetables for Clines, ABC and Bracco.
- Maintained Clines’ network of eight computers and three printers.
- Troubleshot and solved system problems for Clines; trained personnel on programs.
- Kept Huntington Forms’ web press in production 24/7; planned and upgraded printing equipment.

WORK HISTORY:

2001 to 2004, Administrative Assistant in Marketing, Clines Company, New York, NY
2000 to 2001, Office Manager, ABC Machine Sales, Westbury, NY
1999 to 2000, Temp Office Worker, Temp-to-Hire, Huntington, NY
1998 to 1999, Customer Service Representative, Quality Graphics, Stony Brook, NY
1996 to 1997, Customer Service Rep & Purchasing Agent, Bracco Development, Bayshore, NY
1984 to 1996, Pre-Press Manager, Huntington Forms Co., Copaige, NY

EDUCATION:

Adelphi University, Oakdale, NY
Visual Design for Computer Professionals, 2004
Adobe Illustrator & Adobe Photoshop, 2003
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, 2003

Suffolk Community College, Brentwood, NY
Business Adminstration

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