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How to write an auto detailer resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in auto detailer-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some auto detailer interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
- Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
- Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an auto detailer resume:
- Shampoo Carpets
- General Maintenance
- Service Tools
- Customer Vehicles
- Engine Compartment
- Customer Service
- Vehicle Exterior
- Auto Body
- Foreign Materials
- Air Compressors
- Loose Dirt
- Stain Removal
- Leather Surfaces
- Buffing Machines
- Resistant Chemicals
- Clean Upholstery
- Oil Changes
- Body Shop
- Customer Delivery
- Door Panels
- Floor Mats
- Suvs
- Clean Windows
- Engine Components
- Relevant Equipment
- Wet Sand
- Buffs Surfaces
- Buff Vehicles
- Customer Cars
- Rental Cars
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the auto detailer.
How to write auto detailer experience bullet points
Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:
- Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
- Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
- Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.
Here are great bullet points from auto detailer resumes:
Work history example #1
Floor Installer
The Home Depot
- Performed finishing on the floor tiles by waxing and applying sealers and cleaning the wood floor by sanders.
- Utilized interlocking installations for hardwood floors.
- Installed carpet, tile, linoleum, hardwood, various types of flooring.
- Installed windows and doors, installed siding, maintained a clean work environment and ensured safety of people around.
Work history example #2
Grounds Person (Part-Time)
Davey Tree Expert Company
- Educated in performing ariel rescues, administrating first aid, and (CPR).
- Secured CDL PermitObtained Federal Medical Card
- Trimmed trees from the ground with pole pruner and chainsaw.
- Trimmed trees, ran a chainsaw, cleaned up wild brush and put in a wood chipper
- Pruned and removed trees from residential properties.
Work history example #3
Lot Porter
Koons Ford Of Baltimore
- Demonstrated personable customer service to customers regarding product information and purchase questions.
- Specialized in Customer Service, Delivery, Detailing
- Prepared customers vehicles for service department.
- Maintained the cleanliness of the both the front and back of the dealership.
- Detailed vehicles - Managed lot inventory - Provided customer service
Work history example #4
Cart Pusher
Kohl's
- Transferred to another Wal-Mart when I moved for school.
- Employed as a cart pusher at Wal-Mart.
- Retrieved shopping carts from Walmart parking lots as well as inside the store.
- Unloaded boxes and other merchandise off of the semi-trucks.
- Worked unloading trucks for Wal-Mart.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Certificate in general studies
Texas A&M University - Central Texas, Killeen, TX
2014 - 2015
High School Diploma
2016 - 2016
Highlight your auto detailer certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on auto detailer resumes:
- Automotive Sales Professional
- Certified Auto Glass Technician (AGT)