How to Write a Resume Summary - Plus 5 Strong Examples | Indeed Career Tips

How can you capture a recruiter's attention immediately when they may spend less than 7 seconds reviewing the document? The answer is a resume summary - short paragraph which should tell a brief, compelling story about who you are as a professional. In this video, Jenn, a certified Career Coach, shares 6 key steps to create a resume summary that best communicates your strengths to recruiters.

00:00 Welcome
0:23 Where should I put a resume summary?
0:53 How long should a resume summary be?
2:45 What's the difference between resume summary and a resume objective?
3:58 Quantify your experience
4:43 Resume summary example
5:12 How to use adjectives in a resume summary
6:50 Tailor your summary to the job
7:58 Recap

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[MichaelApodaca]

Very helpful insights here. For me, the Professional Summary section is always the most difficult part about putting together a good resume. These tips will surely help. Thanks Jenn!

[LizBrown]

Love this video. I'm in the process of searching for a new job and I'm struggling a bit in putting up a good professional summary on my resume.

[florencejoseph]

Very helpful and thought full. Thank you Jenn.

[ml.]

So if you have no professional experience you can’t have one? What do graduates do? Also how do you do it without feeling repetitive if you already say those things in your resume essentially

[adventuresofelishapaul]

i appreciate your video, it has been really helpful. the video was not a personal thing. but god bless you more!!!

[mylesswann]

So anything is a sentence as long as you use commas right?

[ankshious]

What if you dont have any professional experience, but rather looking to start?

[zarinaismaylova]

Hello, thanks for video.I am a student and I don`t have any job exprience. How should be my summary.

[devorahaugustin]

if you ever have no professional zéro experienced and can we put that in the summary ?

[elesreeramglobal]

Hi, it's truly helpful for me write my own professional summary after watching your video, your communication skills Awesome! Keep growing..

By the way, if possible could you please make some videos for Production/Process/Quality professionals.

[Suraj-vjpz]

I am a customer service advisor and my work profile is non voice profile pls suggest good summary

[Suraj-vjpz]

Mam objective and Summary both are same

[funnylola]

Why the speaker seems like looked up? Like the camera is higher rather than eye level.

[bump]

If this is the best talent Indeed can find, no wonder it's so tough

[retell]

Am I the only one not seeing the links every time she points her finger and says "check out this career guide article"?

[attiquemirza]

just lease try to control your body movements next time stay blessed

[fidelrosado]

Will this make a attractive Summary statement?

Proficient and Dynamic Slot Technical Operations Management with 20+ years of experience in customers relations and field services, determined to offer quick incites to customers’ needs and planned development to satisfy those needs. Professional abilities to work with all levels of management, trained in neuroscience managing and leadership skills, innovative in developing workflow systems like SAP PM, driven and reliable.