The experience section of your resume only becomes important if you have properly sold yourself in the summary section and in your cover letter.
An experience section should include the name of the company, a brief “what the company does” description, the dates that you worked there, your position or title, what you did there (repsonsibilities or duties), and what you contributed.
Start by using the official name of the company and provide the dates that you worked there. Use “present” for the ending date if you are still working at that company. Put a brief line describing what the company did. Here is an example:
Widgets ‘R Us, Inc. 2009 – present
A tier one supplier of widgets
Sales Manager
Managed six sales associates covering the North American market.
- Increased widget sales by $6 million in one year.
Remember to use Action Verbs when describing your accomplishments.
Experience is a very important criteria in applying for a job. There are employers who prefer people with lots of experience than one who just finished college.