The CV Doctor Is Back: David Jones's Résumé - After - Advice

The résumé looks much better with the addition of bullet points and the inclusion of relevant employment experience. The Leadership section is geared toward employers in consulting. We are still a little concerned that he is leaving out other relevant work experience, but we would not force someone to include jobs they consider to be not worth mentioning.

David Jones
Street address, City, State, Zip code 999-888-7654 (home phone)
Email Address: djones@ustatex.edu

EDUCATION

	Ph.D.	Political Science, 2010
		University of State X
	M.A.	Foreign Affairs, 1999
		University of State A
	M.A.	French, 1996
		Z University
	B.A.	French, 1992
		University of State Y

PROFILE

	•	Highly entrepreneurial and innovative in thinking, tenacious in face of adversity, proven leadership in a variety of situations.
	•	Excellent abilities in research, analysis, time-management, and writing.
	•	Able to make accurate presentations of complex information in a logical and straightforward manner before a general audience.
	•	Expertise on human rights, cultural diversity, and foreign affairs.
	•	Fluent in French.

LEADERSHIP

	•	Served on student government committees and universitywide committees.
	•	Led student-reading groups.
	•	Organized petition drives leading to the promotion of a faculty member.

EXPERIENCE

Researcher	Studied cultural diversity, human rights, and foreign affairs that resulted in four article publications in peer-review journals.
Organizer	Put together conference panels at the American Political Science Association and International Studies Association; presented research findings in annual professional meetings.
Innovator	Broke new grounds in research, developed new ideas, maintained professional contacts, and provided reliable information.
Recipient of Awards	International Studies Association stipend/award for workshop on human rights. Dissertation Year Fellowship at University of State.

RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT

MacMillan Publishing Company	Managed part of north and central California areas. Represented both the Humanities and Natural Sciences textbooks. Received bonus for performance and was interviewed by McGraw-Hill Publishing Company for a southern California territory whose business potential was in excess of one million dollars.
Worked in the tourism industry as a translator and greeter helping out-of- town visitors. Waited tables/served as a clerk in a hotel/restaurant to pay for undergraduate education.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST