Team leader resume examples from 2025
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How to write a team leader 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 team leader role.
Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.
Step 2: Detail your years of experience in team leader-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 team leader interviews.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 team leader 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 team leader resume:
- Customer Service
- Ladders
- Patients
- Sales Floor
- PET
- Safety Procedures
- Asphalt
- HR
- Product Knowledge
- Customer Complaints
- Payroll
- Process Improvement
- POS
- Quality Standards
- Leadership
- Safety Standards
- Windows
- Food Preparation
- Inventory Control
- PowerPoint
- Professional Development
- Corrective Action
- ISO
- Troubleshoot
- Performance Reviews
- Takeaways
- Direct Reports
- Performance Evaluations
- SQL Server
- KPI
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How to structure your work experience
A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.
- Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
- Put the 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. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.
How to write team leader 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 effective examples from team leader resumes:
Work history example #1
Sandwich Artist
Little Caesar Enterprises
- Operated POS Systems and trained to balance daily cash drawer.
- Crossed-trained in all team positions which included front counter, pizza preparation, pizzacutter, and dish washer.
- Worked with a team through constant communication to provide a functional and cohesive work environment.
- Learned how to do deposit.
- Delivered freshly made products in timely fashion.
Work history example #2
Clerk
QuikTrip
- Operated the gas pumps, also worked with deli, service station and the retail division.
- Prepared pizzas and breakfast sandwiches for the early morning rush.
- Operated a POS system to itemize and complete an average of [number] customer purchases.
- Operated cash drawers and make daily deposits.
- Introduced newly hired clerks to the policies and procedures of QuikTrip.
Work history example #3
Administrative Assistant
Wells Fargo
- Interviewed and orientated new hires, orchestrated on-going required trainings for compliance purposes.
- Prepared documentation with proper coding according to the accounting procedures and policies.
- Guaranteed timely delivery of member communications by reviewing applicable regulations, prepared notes obtaining necessary approvals and identifying target members.
- Facilitated e-mail faxes throughout the office.
- Researched and monitored operations to determine SBA contractual compliance and revised Standard Operating Procedures to adhere to the Statement of Work.
Work history example #4
Certified Nursing Assistant
AT HOME HEALTH CARE
- Feed patients unable to feed themselves Turned and re-position bedfast patients, alone with assisting to prevent bed sores.
- Assisted client with ADL'S Performed ROM (active and passive) Monitored caloric input, output, and hydration
- Listened to clients, provide companionship client requires for emotional comfort.
- Supervised HHA's in home setting, order medications and DME for home, nursing home and inpatient hospice units.
- Experienced working with the elderly, Alzheimer's or dementia patients, physically disabled clients, mentally disabled clients.
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Add an education section to 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:
Certificate in early childhood education
New York University, New York, NY
2006 - 2007
Highlight your team leader 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 team leader resume:
- Food Safety Manager Certification
- Certified Sales Professional (CSP)
- Certified Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS)
- Certified Food Manager (CFM)
- Professional Certified Marketer (PCM)
- Certified Professional, Life and Health Insurance Program (CPLHI)
- ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification
- HIPAA Professional (HIPAAP)
- Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
- Certified Building Service Executive (CBSE)