What does a project manager do for the experience section of a resume?

Some project manager applicants prefer to separate paid and unpaid work experience. If your relevant paid work experience is minimal, however, it might benefit you more to lump them all together.

Each subsection of your project manager resume experience section should include a relevant position you previously held, with information regarding:

• Your title

• Organization name

• Organization location

• Dates worked

• Specific responsibilities

Your title should be your officially-held title and the organization name should be the full legal name of the company. It is typically recommended to include the full physical address of the organization as well, though some have traded this for simply listing the city and state.

Ensure the dates worked are accurate. If you are unsure of the exact dates, try contacting the organization's human resources department to confirm.

The subsection where you have the greatest opportunity here is certainly in the listed duties/responsibilities. What you list here could make or break you in the hiring process.

You should list what you did in each role with specificity and ATS-friendly formatting and verbiage. Supervised a team? Include how many staffers you supervised. Managed a budget? Include the exact dollar amount.

Include specific business management software used, whether it be Acuity, Salesforce, or the like.