curated examples of effective resumes

October 6, 2023 7:11 AM

The Ask a Manager archives have lots of resume advice, but as far as I can tell, only one full resume example (https://www.askamanager.org/2013/11/this-is-a-resume-and-cover-letter-that-work.html). Where can I find more curated examples of stand-out resumes? I'm not interested in big job sites like Indeed or university career center pages.
posted by nanny's striped stocking to Work & Money (6 answers total)

Resumes are typically field and role specific. What field/industry/type of position are you interested in? Professional societies sometimes have examples resumes available online
posted by emd3737 at 7:46 AM on October 6, 2023

Response by poster: Copy/content editing in a specific academic discipline
posted by nanny's striped stocking at 8:20 AM on October 6, 2023

Greg Langstaff has some good resume templates.
posted by wicked_sassy at 9:03 AM on October 6, 2023

Response by poster: Thanks for the templates, but I see now that I was not very specific in my original question. What I'm really looking for are examples that feature (1) an engaging but professional prose style and (2) an overview of a real career, in which the job-seeker has successfully distilled many years of work experience into a coherent and targeted document.
(It seems like the books on the Greg Langstaff site might fit these criteria? I'm a bit wary of buying this kind of self-published e-book without a recommendation, though.)
posted by nanny's striped stocking at 9:27 AM on October 6, 2023

Best answer: You might be interested in Knock 'em Dead Resumes, which your library probably owns. There's a whole series of Knock 'em Dead job hunting books and I think there may be one that's entirely resume samples.
posted by hoyland at 2:58 PM on October 6, 2023 [2 favorites]

I googled ''academic editor resume example' and got lots of examples. This one seemed decent but not sure if you looking for a more prose-heavy style.
posted by emd3737 at 4:58 AM on October 7, 2023