Build Your Résumé — Work Experience
The next section is work experiences. It can have a myriad of titles such Related Work Experience, Business Experience, Professional Experience, Internship, or Other Experience. Begin with the most recent experience. The first step is usually to list the company with a brief description, the title of the position you held and the dates in which you held the position. You should also include the location of the employer.
Work Experience Examples
| ABC Software — Chicago, Illinois |
1994 – Present |
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International Software Company with operations in the United States, Europe, South America and Asia targeting such industries as financial services, telecommunications, insurance, and retail.
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Vice President of Global Marketing
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1999 – Present |
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Senior level business executive reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. Responsible for the worldwide market development activities including category creation, company and product positioning, development of target markets as well as revenue generation of new and existing software products and services.
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- Developed a world-class marketing organization recognized by industry analysts.
- Responsible for the design and implementation of the Market Development Plan, which focused on company positioning, brand development, market research, market analysis and product launch.
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Marketing Specialist
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1994 – 1999 |
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Member of the five-person Global Marketing Team responsible for implementing various marketing programs such as event planning, marketing communications, market research and Web design.
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- Championed multiple customer and prospect industry forums raising the awareness of company and products within our target markets of financial services, insurance, telecommunications and retail.
- Developed and cultivated a Customer Advisory Board which provided executive level advice and direction regarding ABC’s industry-specific solution development, and customer relationship strategies.
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Work and Related Experience Examples
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RELATED EXPERIENCE
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Sales Executive
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1999 – 2003 |
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Responsible for business development and large account management selling software products and services within a geographic region. Focused sales activity within the Financial Services, Telecommunications and Retail industries.
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- Managed a comprehensive sales cycle, which consisted of prospecting, needs analysis, proof of concept, proposal and billing and collection with an average cycle time of six to nine months.
- Exceeded personal sales quota by 25 percent annually.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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Account Executive — Midwest Region
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2000 – Present |
- Responsible for account management and strategic customer partnerships with Hambergerland’s corporate and franchise stores as well as independent and national food distributors.
- Managed multiple sales cycles and product rollouts within Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
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Brand Manager, ABC Cheese
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1999 – 2002 |
- Responsible for all promotions, trade support, financial tracking, competitive analysis, and new product development to include positioning, product development, packaging, pricing, marketing plan and management of sell-in.
- Managed ABC's Cheese business that included $19MM advertising and promotion budget. Brand delivered volume, share and record profit growth, reversing historical declines.
- Led breakthrough product introductions that grew grated cheese volume by 12 percent.
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