Experience Section: Show Your Impact

Your experience section is where you prove you can do the job. Let's make it shine.

The Formula

For each job, include:

1. Company name - Where you worked
2. Job title - Your official title
3. Dates - When you worked there (Month Year - Month Year)
4. Location - City, State (optional but helpful)
5. Description - 3-5 bullet points of what you did

Writing Bullet Points

The Wrong Way

"Responsible for managing social media accounts and creating content"

The Right Way

"Grew Instagram followers from 10K to 50K in 6 months through targeted content strategy, increasing engagement by 120%"

The Formula

Action verb + What you did + Measurable result

Action Verbs to Use

• Achieved, Accelerated, Accomplished
• Built, Boosted, Broadened
• Created, Coordinated, Cultivated
• Delivered, Designed, Developed
• Expanded, Exceeded, Executed
• Generated, Grew, Guided
• Improved, Increased, Initiated
• Led, Launched, Leveraged
• Managed, Maximized, Modernized
• Optimized, Orchestrated, Organized
• Pioneered, Produced, Promoted
• Reduced, Restructured, Revamped
• Scaled, Secured, Streamlined
• Transformed, Tripled, Triumphed

Handling Employment Gaps

Got a gap? No problem. Here's how to handle it:

Option 1: Be brief and honest "Took time off to care for family (2022-2023)"

Option 2: Focus on what you did "Freelance consultant (2022-2023) - Provided marketing strategy for 5+ startups"

Option 3: Highlight learning "Career transition period (2022-2023) - Completed Google Analytics certification and built 3 personal projects"

Pro Tips

💡 Use numbers - Percentages, dollar amounts, quantities. Numbers are memorable.

💡 Be specific - "Improved sales" is vague. "Increased Q3 sales by 35%" is specific.

💡 Tailor to the job - Highlight experience relevant to the position you're applying for.

💡 Keep it recent - Older jobs can be shorter. Recent jobs should have more detail.

💡 Reverse chronological order - Most recent job first.

Using shipresume

Our resume builder makes it easy to add and format your experience. We handle the formatting while you focus on writing great bullet points. Start building.

Next Steps

• Learn about ATS optimization to make your experience stand out
• Get AI feedback on your experience section
• Create your resume