Capturing "Promotions" On Your Resume

I’ve seen a few people ask this question across a few mediums, so thought it would be helpful to share a preferred way to demonstrate promotion within a CV/Resume.

As always, there is not just one way only, but this is the way I’ve seen work most successfully and use within my own resume.

The general concepts are to embed the growth within the resume section itself, and not waste real estate by indicating "was promoted to this role” when it can be just be shown. Other great tips are to use the same bullet placement for the same achievement types that show continuum growth, and to ensure that the words being used denote the level of seniority, impact and scope

Professional Experience

Tornado Holding Company NYC, NY

Sr Account Manager Dec 2021 - Current

Brief Anchor statement describing what Tornado Holding Company Does

• Prime Description Bullet (General Overview of Role Purpose)

• Achievement 1 (Own all account management functions for senior, large clients totaling $20M)

• Achievement 2 (Responsible for complete South East Territory of all Financial Instituions)

• Achievement 3 (Act as escalation point and SME for large negotiation deals)

• Achievement 4 (Provide mentorship, counsel and guidance to junior staff)

• Achievement 5

Account Manager Apr 2019 - Dec 2021

• Achievement 1 (Drive some account management functions for mid level clients totaling $12M)

• Achievement 2 (Responsible for 3 major states: Georgia, Florida and Alabama)

• Achievement 3 (Consulted for complex issues and negotiation considerations)

• Achievement 4 (Occasionally provides guidance to junior staff)

Associate Account Manager July 2016 - April 2019

• Achievement 1 (Assist with account management functions for small clients totaling $5M)

• Achievement 2 (Provide support for several enterprise clients in Florida metro cities)

• Achievement 3 (Gathers information and spreadsheets to assist with negotiation preparation)

As you can see, in this example it’s very clear that the person has been promoted twice, each of the bullets are reflecting the same responsibility component, but showing measurable differences like financial targets and descriptors indicating the level of ownership and judgment the role had.

Let me know if you have any questions on this!