Business Operations Resume Examples

Operations Assistant

Workers seeking entry-level positions often have very little experience in the field or have only worked in one or two positions. In this case, the best approach is to select a functional resume format, which uses most of the space to highlight the professional skills learned while holding these positions.

In the resume above, the candidate focused on general soft skills as well as hard skills that are specific to an operations assistant position. This applicant also highlighted achievements through metrics, such as reducing company costs by 10 percent through expert negotiation.

Senior Operations Manager

Professionals who reach the middle of their careers in business operations have gained a lot of experience and skills in their field. This frequently becomes far more important than any educational qualifications they also earned along the way, which is why the Work History section of resumes are typically longer.

Using a combination resume format, the applicant above strikes a balance between her work history and skills. Because her bachelor’s degree in business from a top university could set her apart from other candidates, she includes it toward the bottom of her resume.

Vice President of Operations

At the height of a person’s career, work experience becomes most important. For this reason, executive-level candidates should dedicate most of their resume to this purpose. Skills play a lesser role in proving eligibility since it’s expected that a person has learned any necessary skills from a decade or more of working in the business operations field.

In this chronological resume format, the candidate consigns the Skills section to the second-to-last place on the resume. The content focuses almost exclusively on his work history and specific measurable achievements in these positions.