The purpose of your Chief Executive Officer resume is to market you.  At the CEO level, competition is fierce, so you must stand out from the other candidates.  How?  For starters, make sure your resume focuses on your accomplishments.  The following are some key ways to do this:

• Cite measurable achievements, complete with figures and percentages.  For example, how large was the organization you led?  By what percentage did sales grow under your leadership?  How many sites did you oversee?  Specifics do matter here.
• Don’t go overboard.  Extract and emphasize your most important accomplishments, not ALL of them.  Also, don’t provide too much detail on any jobs prior to 15 years ago, especially if they aren’t relevant to your current career objective.
• Create a separate area on the resume for highlighting your achievements.  You might call it “Demonstrated Results” or “Measurable Achievements.”   Also consider using bolding within this section to draw attention to specific figures.  For example: “Achieved $10 million annual cost reduction through comprehensive strategic cost analysis.”

Recruiters and prospective employers can’t read between the lines.  You must sell yourself with a knock-out resume, or else you’ll never get in the door for an interview.

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