LABOR CATEGORY:
PROPOSED CANDIDATE:
SECURITY CLEARANCE:
LEAVE BLANK
Mr./Ms. First MI Last Name
Public Trust
S
TS
TS-SCI
TS-SCI/POLY
Other:
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
One paragraph summary of experience and skillset, highlights from the Employment
History/Experiences
 Total years of experience (must document in Employment History)
 Leadership, Responsibilities and achievements; (results, not “assisted with” or “provided”)
 Discussion of knowledge base as applied throughout career
 Personal strengths (management or supervision of personnel, customer relations, team
building, etc.)
 Spell out all ACRONYMS the first time, with abbreviation in ( ) following; then use acronym
for all other refs
EDUCATION & TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS
[Highest degree to lowest; do not include HS if college degree earned]
Degree Type (MBA, B.S., B.A., etc), Major/Minor (Business, Anthropology, etc), School, Year
Partial degrees or current study OK, but indicate expected date to earn degree, or hours/credits earned
Military Service, Highest rank achieved, Occupational Series, and dates of service
Certifications with as few acronyms as possible.
SOFTWARE/HARDWARE SKILLS
As few acronyms as possible
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY – RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Position Title:
Employment Date:
Employer:
Month/Year - Present
Lionel Henderson & Co., Inc., Location of Position if working onsite
Add line with Gov’t Customer Organization, Office
[Current description in present tense, no pronouns, highlight responsibilities and achievements,
 Use action verbs like lead, manage, supervise, conduct, [not “support, provide, assist,
participate in”]
 Explain location, especially if working onsite, and where in the organization your role fits
 Who were stakeholders and primary POCs? [titles, not names]
 Highlight any awards, recognition, special achievements or new skills or training acquired
Position Title:
Employment Date:
Year to Year OK
Employer:
[Prior job descriptions in past tense; no pronouns; highlight responsibilities and achievements separate
by dot points or semicolons, depending upon length of description
 Use action verbs like lead, manage, supervise, conduct, [not “support, provide, assist,
participate in”]
 Explain location, especially if working onsite
 Who were stakeholders and primary POCs? [titles, not names]
 Highlight any awards, recognition, special achievements or new skills or training acquired
Position Title:
Employment Date:
Employer:
[Prior job descriptions in past tense; no pronouns; highlight responsibilities and achievements separate
by dot points or semicolons, depending upon length of description
 Use action verbs like lead, manage, supervise, conduct, [not “support, provide, assist,
participate in”]
 Explain location, especially if working onsite
 Who were stakeholders and primary POCs? [titles, not names]
 Highlight any awards, recognition, special achievements or new skills or training acquired
Position Title:
Employment Date:
Employer:
DO NOT GO BACK MORE THAN 15 YEARS IN TIME, UNLESS THE PROPOSED POSITION IS
VERY SENIOR
SUMMARIZE EARLY YEARS of EXPERIENCE into 1 entry to account for Total Years Experience
in Summary
TRY TO KEEP RESUME PAGE LENGTH UNDER TWO PAGES.