ASSIGNMENT: Build a personal resume for a manager or a leadership
position. Include, the following categories in your resume:
Name/Contact Information: Format Name and Information as heading.
Career Summary or Leadership Style: This section will consist of three or four lines of
text that introduce you to your readers and highlight your strongest credentials. At the top of
the page, just under your heading and contact information, create a summary that documents
your ability to communicate, delegate, plan and manage complex projects. Or give a
beginning paragraph about the importance of leadership or your particular style of
leadership.
CAREER SUMMARY EXAMPLE:
Experienced military project manager with ability to guide project ideas from inception to
goals and delivery. Create complex work plans, delegate tasks, and communicate progress to
all stakeholders including executives. Experience at all levels of management.
Education and Training: List your educational credentials, including certifications, relevant
affiliations, and professional development coursework. (This National University course
could be included)
Experience/Skill: Outline experience you have had in any position of influence. Relevant
details you may want to include are key industries, sizes of companies you’ve worked for, the
largest team size you’ve led, and any projects you have managed.
Be sure to give a strategic impact, (you increased sales, the team record improved, you
reduced cost). If you don’t have a lot of formal leadership, use an experience you had in
college, at work, on a team, in a sports club, as a volunteer or the position you hold in your
family. You can also list relevant work history.
