Industry-specific Resumes
Speak the language of your target industry
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Why every resume should be industry-specific
Recruiters can tell within seconds whether a resume understands the codes of their industry. Those who adapt content, language and success metrics significantly increase their chances of an interview.
Industry Overview
Focus, format and specifics at a glance.
Tech & IT
Focus: Technical competence
Format: Modern & structured
Length: 1–2 pages
- Skills matrix
- GitHub/Portfolio
- Technical projects
- Programming languages
- Agile methodologies
Creative & Design
Focus: Creative achievements
Format: Visually appealing
Length: 1–2 pages + Portfolio
- Portfolio-URL
- Design-Software
- Visuelle Projekte
- Trend-Awareness
- Collaboration Tools
Finance & Consulting
Focus: Numbers & achievements
Format: Classic & professional
Length: 1–2 pages
- Certifications (CFA, FRM)
- Deal successes
- Education
- Analytical skills
- Compliance
Marketing & Sales
Focus: ROI & revenue
Format: Results-oriented
Length: 1–2 pages
- Campaign KPIs
- CRM systems
- Social Media Stats
- Customer focus
- Digital Skills
Healthcare
Focus: Qualifications & Compliance
Format: Detailed & chronological
Length: 2–3 pages
- Approbation
- CME-Punkte
- Patientenerfahrung
- Fortbildungen
- Teamfähigkeit
Engineering
Focus: Technical projects
Format: Project-based
Length: 2 pages
- Project examples
- CAD/CAM
- Certifications
- Problem solving
- Project management
Tech & IT Must-Haves
Must-haves
- Programming languages & frameworks
- Databases & tools
- Version control
- DevOps/Cloud Skills
- Automated tests
Nice-to-haves
- Open-Source-Contributions
- Hackathons
- Tech Blog
- Speaker Slots
- Kaggle & Wettbewerbe
Avoid
- Prominently listing outdated technologies
- No project links
- Unclear metrics
- Buzzwords without application
Tech CV Best Practices
Skills-Matrix
Structure stack by categories and levels (Beginner → Expert).
Quantify projects
Include performance, cost or usage metrics.
GitHub & Demos
Place repos, documentation and live links prominently.
Creative & Design Industry
Must-haves
- Portfolio-URL
- Design-Software
- Kreative Projekte
- Brand-Erfahrung
- Collaboration Tools
Nice-to-haves
- Behance/Dribbble Profil
- Awards & Recognition
- Freelance-Projekte
- Trend-Knowledge
- UX/UI Methoden
Avoid
- Too text-heavy
- Boring layout
- Outdated work
- Missing visuals
Finance & Consulting Essentials
Finance
Numbers & metrics-driven
- CFA, FRM, CPA Zertifikate
- Deal-Erfahrung & P&L Verantwortung
- Tools: Bloomberg, Reuters, Excel
- Regulierung & Compliance
- Abschluss an Target Schools
Consulting
Project & methodological expertise
- Case Study Erfolge
- McKinsey/BCG/Bain-Struktur
- Industry Expertise
- Client Management
- MBA von Target Schools
Metrics instead of listing tasks
Instead of: "Worked on M&A transactions"
Better: "Led due diligence for three M&A deals worth €450M with an 85% closing rate"
Other industries overview
Healthcare
Qualifications & compliance
- Approbation
- CME-Fortbildungen
- Klinische Erfahrung
- Interdisziplinäre Teams
Education & Academia
Research, publications, teaching
- Publikationsliste
- Forschungsgrants
- Konferenzen
- Lehrevaluationen
Law & Justice
Specialization & mandates
- Zulassung zur Anwaltschaft
- Rechtsbereiche
- Verfahrensreferenzen
- Bar Exam Scores
Universal principles
Research is a must
Analyze job postings and successful profiles.
Industry language
Choose terminology, KPIs and storytelling appropriately.
Cultural codes
Understand differences between startup & corporate, creative & conservative.
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