To add training to a resume effectively, include it in several key areas:
- Professional Summary: Mention your training experience and skills briefly, highlighting years of training others, key training skills, and success stories.
- Work Experience: For jobs involving training, add bullet points that start with strong action verbs like "trained," "coached," or "mentored," and quantify the impact when possible (e.g., improved performance by 23%).
- Skills Section: List relevant training-related skills such as coaching, mentoring, onboarding, and presentation.
- Additional Sections: If applicable, create sections for certifications, training programs, or awards related to training.
It is important to tailor the training details to match the job description, using keywords to help pass automated resume screening.
For example:
- In a summary: "Experienced Retail Manager with 6 years of training and supervising employees, leading to measurable performance improvements."
- Work bullet points: "Trained 14 new sales employees, improving onboarding efficiency by 32%."
- Skills: "Coaching, Performance management, Presentation software, Public speaking."
If training experience is older, consider a dedicated "Training Experience" section or highlight in the resume summary to ensure visibility.
Certifications related to training should be included in a separate "Certifications" section or highlighted in the summary or education section.
This approach provides a clear, quantifiable, and keyword-optimized representation of training experience on a resume.
