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Manager executive resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a manager executive 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: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.

Step 2: Next put your years of experience in manager executive-related roles.

Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.

Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some manager executive interviews.

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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:

  1. Look to the job listing. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description. Take note of the skills listed for the job.
  2. Put all relevant hard and soft skills in your skills section.
  3. Be specific. If you are too broad, you may not be giving the best picture of your skills and leave the hiring manager uncertain of your abilities.
  4. Be up to date. Software names change and companies merge. Don't look out of touch by being careless.
  5. Be accurate. Spelling and even upper or lowercase can dramatically change meanings. Make sure you are correctly listing your skills.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some manager executive interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a manager executive resume:

  • Project Management
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Logistics
  • PowerPoint
  • Payroll
  • Financial Statements
  • Professional Development
  • Facebook
  • Business Development
  • Executive Compensation
  • Fine Dining
  • Financial Performance
  • Executive Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Direct Reports
  • Business Plan
  • Market Research
  • Performance Reviews
  • Event Planning
  • Labor Costs
  • Travel Arrangements
  • Compensation Committee
  • Financial Reports
  • Customer Issues
  • Training Programs
  • Business Operations
  • Key Management
  • Customer Complaints
  • Real Estate

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How to structure your work experience

Your work experience should be structured:

  1. With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
  2. Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
  3. Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
  4. Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.

How to write manager executive 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 examples from great manager executive resumes:

Work history example #1

Chef De Cuisine

Ajs Fine Foods

  • Assisted the Executive Chef managing the entire BOH operation including: purchasing, food cost and labor cost control.
  • Exposed food as needed and made sure all food wastaken out in a timely manner.
  • Hired as banquet sous chef and promoted to banquet chef within two weeks.
  • Instituted a training program for chefs, and established ordering and inventory control systems.
  • Learned Hotel management techniques, including more advanced menus, knife training and culinary competition experience under master chef direction

Work history example #2

Sales Clerk

Kohl's

  • Provided positive shopping experience for customers.
  • Trained new employees on POS systems and coached employees daily to increase weekly and monthly sales quotas.
  • Completed POS transactions with customers at registers and digital kiosks.
  • Administered daily jewelry counts and performed basic purchases and transactions.
  • Assisted customers with jewelry and cosmetic selections.

Work history example #3

Manager Executive

Little Caesar Enterprises

  • Supervised payroll and purchasing for 55 million worth of assets.
  • Coordinated logistics for educational conferences & updated database on Filemaker.
  • Created a respectful work environment for both FOH and BOH.
  • Performed bookkeeping for payroll, vendor invoices, sales, and cash for delivery to corporate.
  • Established and audited all internal financial controls including purchasing, cash handling, disbursements, inventories, and payroll.

Work history example #4

Executive Chef

Turnberry Associates

  • Raised departmental efficiency and sanitation by introducing detailed procedures for equipment cleaning and side work.
  • Engaged in preparing, cooking and portioning Mexican food specialty dishes.
  • Hired and trained chefs at the property level on day to day operations and financial reporting.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

1994 - 1994

Bachelor's Degree in business

American InterContinental University, Chandler, AZ

2005 - 2008

Highlight your manager executive certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education 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.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your manager executive resume:

  1. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
  2. Certified Professional - Human Resource (IPMA-CP)
  3. Certified Manager Certification (CM)

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