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How to write a support lead resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the support lead role.
Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.
Step 2: Detail your years of experience in support lead-related roles and your industry experience.
Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.
Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some support lead interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. 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 a support lead resume:
- Customer Service
- Cash Management
- POS
- Sales Floor
- Payroll
- Infrastructure
- Math
- Java
- Technical Support
- Process Improvement
- Troubleshoot
- Patients
- Incident Management
- Customer Satisfaction
- Application Support
- Unix
- Linux
- Direct Support
- ITIL
- HR
- Customer Support
- Strong Analytical
- Technical Troubleshooting
- SQL Server
- SLA
- Issue Resolution
- ETL
- SDLC
- Developmental Disabilities
- SharePoint
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write support lead experience bullet points
Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.
Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:
- 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.
This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.
Here are great bullet points from support lead resumes:
Work history example #1
Systems Support Specialist
Dell
- Managed broad range of software/hardware installations and upgrade.
- Supported Dell hardware; software included Microsoft Suite, Roxio, Symantec/McAfee etc.
- Helped configure over 80 VLAN s and DNS tolerance with round-robin for the new Conifer headquarters.
- Recommended solutions regarding technical concerns and explained troubleshooting procedures to home and small business customers via written and oral communication.
- Managed deployment of Glovia Inventory system on Windows NT servers to deliver around the clock support for over 5,000 online users.
Work history example #2
Developer
Cigna
- Developed and conducted training programs for QlikView user groups and administrators.
- Developed and documented mappings and transformations, audit procedures and Informatica sessions.
- Generated Business Objects reports by using free hand SQL as a data provider when universe did not contain necessary data.
- Administered corporate wide Kana email system which included setting up organizational procedures in multiple remote locations and creating Java reports.
- Analyzed the option of running Hive on top of HBase to query against data other than existing architecture.
Work history example #3
Support Lead
Boehringer Ingelheim
- Developed Unix Scripts for Scheduling the jobs.
- Performed standard safety database maintenance administration activities and ensure proper documentation of these activities for maintenance of a validated computer system.
- Developed solutions for production problems using Pro*C, PL/SQL, and Unix Shell Scripting under tight time constraints.
- Assisted in analyzing PL/SQL code and index utilization optimization.
- Handled preloads and media for disaster recovery tests and responsible for complete monthly system backups of all UNIX and Sun systems.
Work history example #4
Systems Engineer
Info Tech
- Involved in managing SAN disks like EMC Clarions and VMAX using EMC Power path and Volume management software's.
- Improved task time by writing scripts in pearl and /bash to automate everyday tasks.
- Assisted with scheduled server maintenance such as Windows Updates, service packs, patches, hot fixes, anti-virus software.
- Worked with Java developers, worked on web-based, J2EE applications, creating user manuals, training documents, and presentations.
- Provided user support of Windows NT Servers and Workstations Evaluated new hardware and software.
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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 from support lead resumes:
Associate's Degree in liberal arts
Monroe College, Bronxville, NY
2006 - 2008
Highlight your support lead 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.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your support lead resume:
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Certified Sales Professional (CSP)
- Basic Life Support for Healthcare and Public Safety (BLS)