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Phone  Email  LinkedIn Address (use the streamlined URL without the #’s at the end)

PROFILE
If this section grabs the employer they will keep on reading. It should include a bit about your experience and
either a general objective stating what you are seeking, or one that is targeted to an actual job opening.
See these 3 Examples below: (Create a sentence based on your experience and job-target)
1. Master of Professional Accountancy candidate seeking an entry level accounting staff position to utilize my
analytical and quantitative acumen in pursuit of a career in public accounting.
2. Forensic Accounting Professional seeking an entry-level consultant position performing financial forensics that
utilizes and merges my experience and Master of Professional Accountancy expected June 2018.
3. Accounting Professional with investment industry experience seeking an Audit Associate position to utilize
and merge analytical abilities with my Master of Professional Accountancy expected June 2018.
The Specialty ‘buzz’ words below should always be truthful to your experience and ideally some or all match
the job description. These will also help your resume get through computerized resume screening devices.
These are all examples - only use the specialties applicable to your experience, one or two lines maximum.
Specialties: Budgeting, Forecasting, Finance, Asset Allocation, Accounting, Data Analysis, Research, DCF, IRR,
NPV, Process Improvement, Team Building, Auditing, Credit Analyzing, Tax Statements, Excellent Verbal &
Written Communication, Ability to Work in Fast Pace Environments, Team-Oriented, Independent Self Starter
Technologies: Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, Bloomberg, Adobe Products, whatever is applicable to you
Bilingual: English & Spanish Or Tri-Lingual... whatever is applicable to you, leave off if not applicable

E D U C A T I O N & C E R T I F I C A T I O N (remove ‘& Certification’ if not applicable)

If you have licenses or certifications, you can list them here under your degrees, & rename the section title
accordingly: Education & Licensure (whatever is applicable)
Master of Professional Accountancy, Expected June 2018
University of California Davis, Graduate School of Management
Bachelor of Science, Business, Date (GPA #.#)
College
CPA Eligible as of June 2018 ... remove if not applicable
Licensure: list here ... remove if not applicable

E X P E R I E N C E (Use up to 2 categories if you have unrelated experience – see example)

Job Title, ABC Company, City, State, dates Choose which you want to list first - title or company? based on what
is most applicable to what you are applying to – then keep consistent throughout resume.
You can add a 1 or 2 line italicized blurb about your company (from their About Us Page) edited to sound most
impressive with quantifiable information: market share, years in business, revenue, Fortune 100, whatever is
applicable.
 Use present tense action verbs unless project was in the past. It’s OK to mix past & present verbs for
current jobs.
 Quantify bullets as much as possible: numbers, dollar amounts, percentages, number of people, scope
of projects, scope of events, etc. # $ % (use the actual numbers as opposed to writing them out
since we want the #, %, $ amount to stand out)
 Qualify bullets as much as possible: descriptors, programs you used, tasks involved, businesses or high
profile clients’ names with whom you worked, product lines, propriety software, Who What When Where
& Results!
Job Title, ABC Company, City, State, dates Make sure this is consistent with the format on job above
 Use past tense action verbs for all past jobs. See instructions above for Quantifying & Qualifying!
 Action verb (in past tense)
List as many jobs as you have had Formatting tip: copy/paste the job above & replace with new information

A D D I T I O N A L Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S Rename this to be consistent with what you use below in this section.
Community Service? Awards? Affiliations? Memberships? Publications? Extra Curricular Activities?
If you do not have anything for this section, remove it completely.
Keep your resume to 1 full page, using appropriate spacing & font size to achieve this.
Tip: to nudge lines up or down under the headers: use control & keyboard arrows to slightly nudge into place.