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How to write a deputy program manager resume
Craft a resume summary statement
Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to write a strong, impressive resume summary:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in deputy program manager-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.
Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the deputy program manager position.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:
- Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
- Include as many relevant hard or technical deputy program manager skills as possible for each job you apply to.
- Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a deputy program manager resume:
- Program Management
- Project Management
- DOD
- Risk Management
- DPM
- Customer Satisfaction
- ITIL
- Business Development
- Process Improvement
- Software Development
- PMO
- Financial Management
- Program Performance
- Technical Performance
- Human Resources
- National Security
- Cost Proposals
- Contract Management
- Management System
- Earned Value Management
- Program Reviews
- Configuration Management
- DHS
- Technical Support
- COR
- Microsoft Project
- SharePoint
- Logistics Support
- ISO
- Lifecycle Management
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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 deputy program manager.
How to write deputy program manager experience bullet points
Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:
- Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
- Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
- Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.
Here are effective examples from deputy program manager resumes:
Work history example #1
Team Leader
Macy's
- Managed the day to day operations of the office to include Payroll, Attendance, and Quarterly Reviews.
- Saved nearly $9,000, or 8.5% of administrative team payroll for 2013 by strategically scheduling around business needs.
- Assisted employees with questions regarding payroll, scheduling, conflict-resolution, leaves of absence, benefits, etc.
- Coordinated the distribution of all incoming information, including store newsletter and other employee communications.
- Maintained excellent weekly audit scores concerning productivity and integrity - Put in charge of scheduling deliveries and departures.
Work history example #2
Team Leader
Camping World
- Maximized shift productivity and work quality through hands-on coaching and performance evaluation.
- Promoted and implemented change pertaining to new policies and procedures by communicating expectations positively.
- Maintained all forklift examinations, and performed annual testing for safety guidelines.
- Expanded customer base through exceptional customer service and increased membership sales.
- Implemented special security procedures; Established personnel policies and procedures.
Work history example #3
Deputy Program Manager
General Dynamics
- Wrote/edited/provided feedback for standard operating procedures manuals.
- Developed policy, procedures, applicable to government operations.
- Authored concise Standard Operating Procedures to ensure seamless execution of daily department operations.
- Implemented innovative testing approach that replaced requirements based formal testing methods with operational verification testing.
- Developed and implemented processes and procedures to assure adherence to the Federal Government's audit readiness initiatives.
Work history example #4
Maintenance Supervisor
General Motors
- Managed roads/grounds maintenance, facility renovations, building expansion and maintenance projects working with Worldwide Purchasing.
- Designed, developed, and implemented facility wide training programs to meet environmental regulatory and OSHA compliance requirements.
- Performed every line supervisor job in the body shop supervising up to 50 production and 40 maintenance hourly personnel individually.
- Developed new and improved layouts for facility transfer utilizing Lean concepts to bring the Sunroof installation to the Paint department.
- Contracted to execute maintenance tasking processes throughout the facility to improve quality standards and manage service malfunctions.
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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:
Bachelor's Degree in management
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2007 - 2010
Bachelor's Degree in accounting
New York University, New York, NY
2013 - 2016
Highlight your deputy program manager certifications on your resume
Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.
Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on deputy program manager resumes:
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- IT Information Library Foundations Certification (ITIL)
- Program Management Professional (PgMP)
- Master Project Manager (MPM)
- Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM)
- Certified Manager Certification (CM)
- Certified Aviation Manager (CAM)
- Certificate in Public Financial Management (Cert PFM)
- Oracle Knowledge Management 2021 Certified Implementation Specialist Certification