KSA, Ltd.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, Ltd.
Training Tomorrow’s Public Safety Leaders Today!
(619) 203-3073
RESUME TEMPLATE
Note: This is only a guide to help you focus on presenting your skills that are desired by the new role you are seeking. It is not all inclusive and is meant only to help you get yourself thinking in terms of linking your skills that are related to the job you are applying for. Feel free to use what you like and disregard the rest. After all, it’s YOUR resume! RM
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(E-mail) Work ______________@ ________________
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
(Geared toward leadership/supervision/management, training? Look at the job description for ideas here that clearly relate to the job you’re seeking)
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EDUCATION, TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS (Samples)
NOTE: IF you have not taken ANY supervisory/leadership/management courses or training, YOU SHOULD! Mere POST courses that are merely for "Continuing Professional Training" points, are generally NOT geared toward the role you are going for. There are POST courses on leadership and supervision, so you may want to consider attending those as well as Community Colleges, State Universities, Extended Studies courses, and even On-Line courses. If you haven’t gone to school in a while, just remember that promotions are VERY COMPETITIVE!! )
FBI National Academy _________________________________________________________
Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute (SLI)? _____________________________
Command College (?) __________________________________________________________
Delinquency Control Institute (?) _________________________________________________
EDUCATION
Masters Degree:
(Degree), (Major), (School), City, State
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Bachelors of (Arts/Sciences):
(Degree), (Major), (School), City, State
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Associates Degree (Arts/Sciences):
(Degree), (Major), (School), City, State
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Community College Units (unfinished degree):
(Degree), (Major), (School), City, State and Number of Units _________
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P.O.S.T. Certificates (Supervisory (Date); Advanced (Date); Intermediate (Date); Basic (Date).
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P.O.S.T. Continuing Education Total Hours _________
Note: for POST or other professional development, we recommend that you don’t list all the technical courses you’ve ever had, but rather those that are more relevant to the job at hand. This is particularly true if you are going for a supervisory/leadership position, and not a technical position. However, there are certainly POST or related courses that would relate to the position you are going for, so that would be relevant to demonstrate your familiarity or unique skill sets if the job calls for that. For example, if going for a Investigative leadership position, courses taken as a detective would be valuable. However, supervisory, and management skills typically outweigh technical skills in most leadership positions.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
______________________ POLICE DEPT. (May be replicated depending on your experience)
(Hired to Present Dates: ___________)
Current Title: ________________________ (Date of Promotion: _________ to Present)
Current Unit ________________________________ Date: (________ to Present)
List approximately 6 Primary Responsibilities: (LINK THESE TO YOUR NEW JOB, IDEALLY TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAT DEMONSTRATE YOUR ABILITIES TO MATCH THOSE SKILLS REQUIRED OF THE NEW POSITION)
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Previous Unit (under same title) ________________ Date: (_____ to ______)
Previous Title: ________________________ (i.e., Police Officer, Detective, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, etc.)
List approximately 6 Primary Responsibilities:
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MILITARY
Include: Branch, Location, Rank/Position, Grade, Ship Name and Dates
List Special Training/Schools for Certification
(Particularly those that are transferable to the role you are seeking. Military supervision and management skills are very transferable to policing.)
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
(If not obvious, provide a brief description of what your role is and/or what they do):
Name of Organization's (and your Role (Member, President, Board Member)
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Description: _____________________________________
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Description: __________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________ Date(s) Affiliated ______________
Description: __________________________________________________________________
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS
(From Community, Organizations, Supervisors, Commanding Officers, Citizens)
(List Title of Award, Sponsor, and (Date):
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Create a separate Bullet for each CATEGORY (i.e., Strategic Planning, Budgeting)
Begin each line with a Verb (e.g., Planned, Organized, Staffed, Directed, Coordinated, Implemented, Developed, Initiated etc. Note: try to tie to a successful, measurable result)
Example:
ADMINISTRATION
Logistics
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Planned and coordinated efforts to relocate personnel, computers, phone lines and equipment to new building. Developed maps, color coding system and vendor relations to streamline efforts. (NOTE: Try to have a success or validated/measurable result) Example: "As a result of my direction, (planning, report, grant, project, etc.) our department saved $400,000 in costs and overtime and also reduced crime by 23%."Other Ideas?
ADMINISTRATION (e.g., Policies & Procedures, Special Reports, Committees)
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SUPERVISION and /or MANAGEMENT
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BUDGETING or GRANTS
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STRATEGIC PLANNING and/or DATA ANALYSIS
(e.g., Crime analysis, Goals and MBO (Management by Objective))
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COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING and/or PROBLEM ORIENTED POLICING
(Give Examples and Measurable Results)
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TRAINING, MENTORING and/or RECRUITING , TEAM-BUILDING (Cite Specifics)
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TACTICAL OPERATIONS (as a Team Leader, Squad Leader, Incident Commander, Unit Commander, etc.)
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TECHNOLOGY
(e.g., Paperless processes, CAD Systems, Crime Scene Reconstruction, Threat Assessments)
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COMMUNICATIONS and/or PUBLIC RELATIONS (Oral presentations and Written Work)
Include "Completed Staff Work, Operational Procedures, Newsletters, Training Bulletins, etc.)
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND COMMITMENT (Personal, not departmental)
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PAPERS / PRESENTATIONS (local, state/national conferences for example, or to professional organizations/associations, etc. )
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REFERENCES
Available upon request