Boss Up Your Resumein 5 Easy Steps
Monica Marcelis Fochtman, PhD, CPRW
Founder
Sheldrake Consulting, LLC
Hi, I’m Monica
Career Coach
Certified Professional Resume Writer
BossedUp Certified Trainer
Myers-Briggs Leadership Consultant
I Help Clients Get Unstuck
Why Resume Matters
Your brand on paper
Tell your story
Differentiate through accomplishments
Back up with data
Resume
Trends
Match keywords from job
description
Optimized for digital viewing
Make it past ATS online
screening
Reads unique to you
Match your personality &
industry with font, layout, &
color (sparingly)
Choose Font Carefully
“Traditional” Fonts
Arial
Calibri
Garamond
Times New Roman
Creative Fonts
Cambria
Century Gothic
Georgia
Trebuchet MS
BossUp Step #1
Customize your LinkedIn URL
Add it to resume header
With email and phone number
Custom
URL
BossUp Step #2
Delete Your
Objective Statement
Use this precious real estate for a
value-added piece instead
BossUp Step #3
Write “Bossed Up”
Summary/Profile
Summary = Sales Pitch
Motivated, detail-oriented finance and operations
professional with proven track record of delivering
tasks accurately and efficiently. Demonstrated ability
to adapt and excel in domestic and international
business settings with minimal supervision. Vetted and
chosen by C-suite executives to lead teams on highly
sensitive, high-profile projects and present
recommendations to external auditors.
Match Summary to Position
Marketing executive with 8+ years of industry
experience. Change agent willing to engage
new technologies and processes to improve
organizational effectiveness and customer
experience. Proven track record of aligning
processes, print and social media collateral
with organizational mission.
BossUp Step #4
Add Expertise
and/or Skills Section
EXPERTISE
Broad keyword categories
Pull from posting
What do you do?
SKILLS
Industry-specific
Can be technical
How do you do it?
BossUp Step #5
Write Bullets that are
Situation, Action, &
Results Focused
Bullet Checklist
Are your bullets?
Concise
Specific
Action-oriented
Demonstrate results/outcomes
Backed up with data?
Bullet Examples
Increased lead flow by 82% year-over-year through extensive marketing communication plans
Designed and implemented four new landing pages that had 89K leads submitted, generating $9.7M in revenue
Organize, implement, and present at 6 recruitment events per quarter; communicate upcoming events and site visits through College website
Write content and deliver monthly advising newsletter to 300 recipients utilizing Constant Contact; messages average 65% open rate
Created and led initiatives that reduced company’s IT costs by 50%, a savings of $300M, across US, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and South American markets
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