Résumé Examples
Résumé Examples
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See Examples of Résumés That Work—Then Build Your Own.
Since most Kelley alumni are in business careers, we recommend using a standard business document style, with normal business fonts, line spacing and margins. If you missed the résumé writing overview, go to the Polish Your Résumé main page.
The examples offered below are simple formats optimized for Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)—sans tables, colors, or other graphics. If you feel strongly about a different design aesthetic, knock yourself out and create a second version for networking purposes—not for online applications (Refer to ATS Friendly Tips).
Use these examples for reference and write your own résumé from a clean, blank page in MS Word or Google docs. Then convert to a PDF. This ensures your document is free of any metadata or other hidden formatting that may be present in documents downloaded from the internet.
🎓 New Graduate / Entry-Level
🎓 New Graduate / Entry-Level
For recent grads with typical internship experience that aligns with next career goal.
For recent grads with internship experience that doesn't align directly with next career goal.
For recent grads with limited internship experience due to team sports.
For recent grads who worked part-time through school, with limited internship experience.
💼 Mid-Level Professional (5–10 years)
💼 Mid-Level Professional (5–10 years)
For working professionals / individual contributors with <5 years experience seeking in-line promotion.
For working professionals / individual contributors with <5 years experience seeking career change.
For working professionals / people managers with >5 years experience seeking in-line promotion or change.
For recent MBA grad with >5 years experience seeking change.
👔 Senior Leader + Executive (10+ years)
👔 Senior Leader + Executive (10+ years)
For senior leader with >10 years experience.
For executive leader with >15 years experience.
🏛️ Military Transition + Federal Government
🏛️ Military Transition + Federal Government
For military members pivoting to civilian careers.
Federal résumés are unique. The federal government uses an ATS that is even more sensitive to format than ATS used by other sectors. Here is guidance from the US Office of Personnel Management.
⏸️ Career Gaps
⏸️ Career Gaps
For working professionals / individual contributors with <5 years experience who have a gap in employment.
For working professionals / people managers with >5 years experience who have a gap in employment.
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