Candidate ~ Resume Advice ~ The Project-Focus The Project-Focused Resume Accentuate your Projects View Sample The project-focused resume highlights not only your skills, but your ability to take an idea from vision to reality. It demonstrates your leadership, project management and organizational skills to a potential employer. Some things to keep in mind: --THERE ARE NO REAL GUIDELINES FOR THIS KIND OF RESUME. It's a new concept, so no resume-writing dieties or gurus have given their blessing or disapproval, much less their requirements for format, layout or suggested verbiage. Be a trail-blazer. Give it a try, and see if you get results. You won't be hunted down by the resume police and forced to use the standard chronological resume format. --You may want to add technical skills to this resume. Your profession may warrant that type of information on your resume. You make the call. --This sample shows two projects for a two different jobs. You may have more projects, and/or you may have more jobs to list. Ours is just a sample; do what works for you. --If you're not getting hits (views from recruiters) on your BrilliantPeople.com profile, spend some extra time on your keywords and skills list. These are the things that recruiters use to conduct a database search. Make sure your lists are clear and complete.   Sample Project-Focused Resume   Jane R. Scott 1090 South Smith Drive Memphis, Tn 01234 H: (919) 214-2345; W: (919) 214-0987; Jane.Scott@email.com   OBJECTIVE Marketing executive for a high-technology firm. KEYWORD SUMMARY Marketing, advertising, public relations, VP of Marketing, Marketing Director, e-commerce, web-publishing, online advertising, web advertising, e-commerce product development, product manager, international marketing, international advertising, e-marketing, e-mail promotion, web promotion. QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Ten years of experience marketing, advertising, public relations and technical writing. WORK EXPERIENCE -------------------------------------- VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING Global Enterprises, Inc. Memphis, Tn May, 1997 to present   ----------PROJECT: E-COMMERCE MARKETING INITIATIVE--------- PROJECT SUMMARY: Create marketing campaign for e-commerce product launch and develop product image. PROJECT OBJECTIVE: Create brand image for e-commerce product and communicate that image through marketing content on the site and through other media, including print, television and electronic broadcast. RESULTS --Defined objective for e-commerce product and presented concept to Board of Directors. --Created product concept solution and defined brand. --Defined project scope and budget. --Developed marketing campaign based on project scope and launched campaign on December 1, 1999. --Launched product on January 1, 2000 and upgraded campaign with broadcast web campaign. --Revenues as of March 1, 2000 from E-Commerce initiative: $49,165 ---------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL MARKETING DIRECTOR   ABC Company Newark, New Jersey September, 1986 to May, 1997   ------PROJECT: INTERNATIONAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN------ PROJECT SUMMARY Create marketing campaign to develop international business into the new millennium. PROJECT OBJECTIVE Increase international business by 20% over the next two years through major marketing initiatives. PROJECT RESULTS --Defined project specifications, goals and media. --Created integrated marketing campaign to include print, television and email promotion. -- Directed marketing vendor to developed image, style of print materials and television spot. --Created plan for market saturation and scheduled distribution. --Launched campaign in Europe and Asia in July, 1999. --Increased revenues of 15% as of January, 2000. EDUCATION Kent State University Kent, Ohio Graduated Magnum Cum Laude, June 1985 BS in Business Administration MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS American Marketing Association Association for Interactive Media