Are you looking for a new learning and development (L&D) job in 2020? Your resume holds the power to being shortlisted for your dream job. A good resume is the hallmark of a successful job application, and this article will teach you how to curate an impeccable one. Read on to learn five tips to perfect your training manager resume.
1. Highlight Your Professional Achievements
Giving a bland statement of your everyday roles and responsibilities won’t help your resume catch the attention of a hiring manager. Instead, explain how your skills led to specific results:
- Managed budget for training programs, cutting costs by 30%.
- Oversaw the development of a sales training program for marketing executives that led to an overall sales increase of 50%.
- Led a bimonthly training program that resulted in a 50% increase in L&D team productivity.
Talking about your roles and responsibilities in this way will help you show that your skills have value and impress any recruiter evaluating your resume.
2. Write an Accurate Resume Title
Many professionals are guilty of exaggerating the titles of their resumes to try to obtain a job they are not qualified for. If you are a training manager with a certification in data science, it would be incorrect to title your resume “Data Science Engineer” just because you know some of the tricks of that trade. Instead, title your resume something like, “Training Manager With Certification in Data Science.”
3. Customize Your Resume According to Your Target Job
A unique resume that addresses the needs of a specific job opening has a higher chance of making the shortlist than a generic training resume. A great way to customize your resume is to identify the keywords listed in your target job and incorporate them organically into your resume.
For example, let’s say your target job listing includes skills like continuous process improvement, resource management and adult learning principles as criteria, include them in your resume (as long as you actually have those skills). Seeing these keywords in your resume will tell a recruiter that you fulfill the basic criteria of the job.
4. Organize Information Under Relevant Sections
You have six seconds to prove to a recruiter that you are a worthy candidate for the job, which is why it’s critical to ensure that your resume is well organized. Recruiters should be able to quickly identify your functional skills. Then, if they want to look more at the details, the can do so without having to spend lots of time making heads and tails of your resume.
The best way to help them do so is by organizing your resume into sections with titles:
- Header
- Personal information
- Profile title
- Summary
- Key skills
- Professional experience
- Education
If you would like to put more information in your resume that can help advance your job application, you can group them under relevant sections such as:
- Certifications
- Volunteer experience
- Additional information
5. Conclude Your Resume With an Inspiring Summary
An inspiring summary has the power to elevate your resume to the top of the pile, highlighting your achievements in ways that the rest of the resume cannot. Your summary should act as a sales pitch, clearly articulating your achievements and highlighting the benefits of hiring you. Here’s an example:
“Training manager with an impeccable track record of conceptualizing training programs to address business challenges and enable an effective workforce. Especially adept at developing, facilitating and supervising training programs and modules for sales and marketing teams.”
To sum up, to create a successful resume …
- Highlight your professional achievements.
- Write an accurate title that describes your professional identity.
- Customize your resume according to the jobs you are targeting.
- Use relevant sections to organize information.
- Write a powerful summary to highlight your achievements.
