The Responsibility, Accomplishment and Profitability resume (RAP) is best for highly experienced people who put dollar figures on their achievements. This format organizes a job description into specific categories and also shows the employer bottom-line results at a glance.
For example:
| Mary Fellow 1212 Robin Hood Lane Neverneverland, PA 44444 (123) 456-7890 |
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| EXPERIENCE: | |
| WINDY COVE OIL Vice President, Finance August, 1987- Present Responsibility: Developed financial forecast to improve cash management for $1.9 billion company. Accomplishment: Freed up $13 million cash by redeploying assets to more productive areas. Profitability: Realized net profit of $7 million by the redeployment. Also increased cash availability by $3 million by recognizing an opportunity and renegotiating an existing financial package. WINDY COVE OIL Financial Manager October 1980 – August 1987 Responsibility: Supervised a staff of 12 CPAs. Accomplishment: Shortened closing schedule by two days each month. Profitability: Shortening the closing schedule freed up the staff for other purposes thereby increasing efficiency in production. We were able to trim the staff from 14 to 12 CPAs, saving the company at least 70K per year in salaries. GIMMINEE KRICKED, lNC. Responsibility: Financial consultant for major agricultural firm. Accomplishment: Researched capital equipment costs and enabled company to obtain profitable contracts previously overlooked. Profitability: Saved approximately $60,000 annually by lowering debt ratio. |
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| EDUCATION: | |
| Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA- M.B.A. (1973) University of Virginia, Richmond, VA – B.A., Accounting (1971) |
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| REFERENCES:: Available upon request. | |