ResumeResume for experienced people changing jobs
With a work record, your resume stops being about potential and becomes a record of results. Lead with them.
The order when you have experience
- Name, contact and headline with role and years
- Summary: three or four lines of your strongest facts
- Work experience, latest job first
- Key projects, if they are not already under the jobs
- Skills
- Education
- Achievements, certificates, languages
In the builder, choose "Experienced" to get this order.
Write results, not duties
A duty is what the job description said. A result is what changed because you were there. Recruiters already know what an accountant or a sales executive does; they want to know how well you did it.
Responsible for monthly closing and GST returns.
Close the books by the 7th of each month (earlier the 20th) and file GST returns for a unit with turnover of about ₹40 crore.
Handled a team and achieved targets.
Led four executives covering 400 outlets; the team met its target in 10 of the last 12 months.
For each job, write four to six points for the current role and two or three for earlier ones. Begin with the point that matters most for the job you are applying for. The experience points guide has a method and a list of action words.
Show the scale of your work
The same job title means very different things in different companies. Give the reader a measure: turnover handled, number of customers, team size, budget, volume per day, area covered. "Accounts executive" for a firm with five bank accounts and 800 invoices a month is now a definite thing.
Promotions and changes inside one company
Show them. Write the company once and list each title with its period under it, latest first. A promotion is the clearest outside proof that you did well.
Older and unrelated jobs
Jobs from long ago, or in a different field, need one line each: title, employer, years. If a period was spent on something unrelated, such as running a family shop, state it plainly in one line. A plain line is better than an unexplained gap. See gaps and job changes.
What to cut
- School marks, once you have a few years of work. Keep the degree, college and year.
- College projects and club positions, unless directly relevant.
- Every training programme attended. Keep certifications that the job asks for.
- Tools and methods everyone in your field uses.
- Reasons for leaving, salary and notice period. These are for the conversation, not the page.
Confidential information
Do not reveal what your employer would not want published: client names under agreement, exact revenue of a private firm, unreleased products. Describe the client by type ("a leading private bank") and use percentages or ranges. Interviewers respect this; the next employer will expect the same care with their information.
Applying while employed
Use your personal email and phone, never the office ones. Say "present" for the current job. If you do not want your current employer contacted, you need not say so on the resume; mention it when references are asked for.
One page or two
Up to about ten years, one well-edited page is usually stronger than two loose ones. Beyond that, two pages are normal. Either way, the first half of the first page decides whether the rest is read. See how to fit a resume on one page.
Samples
Sales executive, accountant, software developer, teacher, HR executive.
Questions people ask
Should I list jobs in date order from the first?
No. Start with the present or latest job and go backwards. Recruiters want to see what you do now.
How do I show a promotion?
Write the company name once and list each title with its dates beneath, newest first, with points for each.
Do I need to include my notice period?
Not on the resume. Job portal profiles have a field for it, and recruiters will ask.
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Sample resumes
General guidance. This page gives general suggestions on writing a resume, reviewed in November 2026. Employers differ: if an advertisement or application form asks for a particular format or detail, follow it. Every name, employer and college in our examples is invented. Nothing here promises an interview or a job.