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Business and management resume examples
Resumes for the people who keep organizations running and improving: assistants, office managers, analysts, consultants and general managers, plus graduates starting out and business owners going back to employment.
- Management traineeNew graduate applying to management training programs.New graduate
- Administrative assistantFront-office and admin support, with the numbers and software that matter.Entry level
- Executive assistantSupporting a CEO: calendar, travel, board logistics and special projects.Mid-level
- Office managerRunning the office: budget, vendors, facilities, payroll support and onboarding.Mid-level
- Business analystRequirements, process maps, SQL and UAT on a large systems project.Mid-level
- Management consultantPost-MBA consultant: client impact, engagements and analytical depth.Mid-level
- General managerFull P&L ownership of a business unit: sales, margin, people and safety.Manager
- Small business owner returning to employmentOwner who sold the business and wants an operations role.Career changer
Show the size of what you keep running
Business and management jobs are broad, and the same title can mean very different work. An office manager for 12 people and one for 300 do different jobs; so do a business analyst on a three-month project and one on a three-year systems replacement. Give the reader the scale early: people you support, budget you manage, sites, vendors, projects, revenue.
Then show what got better because you were there. Time saved, money saved, errors removed, decisions made faster. A hiring manager in this field is usually asking “will things run more smoothly with this person?”, and numbers answer that better than adjectives like “organized” or “detail-oriented”.
Name the tools and methods you use every day
Applicant tracking systems for these roles search for software names, so list the ones you actually use: Microsoft 365 and Excel (say how far you go: pivot tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query), Google Workspace, QuickBooks, Concur, Salesforce, Jira, an ERP. Analysts and consultants should add methods too: process mapping, requirements, SQL, financial modeling.
Put the most important tools in your bullets where you used them, not only in the skills list. “Built the expense dashboard in Power BI” proves a skill; “Power BI” on its own only claims it.
Moving up: from support to management
Common paths in this field are administrative assistant to executive assistant or office manager, then operations or chief of staff roles; and analyst to consultant to manager. When you apply one step up, lead with the parts of your current job that already belong to the next one: the budget you own, the people you train, the project you ran.
Questions and answers
What skills should a business resume include?
The software you use daily, the methods of your role (budgeting, process mapping, requirements, scheduling) and two or three people skills you can prove in your bullets, such as training others or managing vendors. Ten to sixteen skills is plenty.
Is a two-column template fine for administrative and office jobs?
Yes. Every template here exports real text in a sensible order, so applicant tracking systems read it. Two columns help when you have a long list of software and certifications.
Should I include a summary on a business resume?
Yes, two or three sentences that say what you do, for how many people or how big a business, and what you are best at. It helps most when you are changing roles or moving up a level.
Are certifications important for business and management roles?
They help in specific roles: CAP for assistants, CBAP or CCBA for business analysts, PMP for project-heavy work. For managers and consultants, results matter far more. Each example below says what counts.