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Use the following example as a guide on how to incorporate CliftonStrengths into your resume.

JACLYN SMITH

email@missouri.edu | (573)-555-5555

123 Brady Lane, Columbia, Missouri 65201

EDUCATION

Masters of Accountancy, MSAcc/MAcc

Minor in Human Development and Family Studies

University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri
Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2022

Cumulative GPA: 3.75/4.00

ACHIEVER Looks for ways to excel and advance

WORK EXPERIENCE

MARKETING & SALES INTERN

TrellaStyle LLC | Kirkwood, Missouri

January 2020-Present
  • Arranged and orchestrated 12 trunk shows for clothing where sales increased 20% from each previous season
  • Created a business network through presentations for a community of approximately 4,000 undergraduate women to increase sales and promote brand
  • Designed online promotional code for customers to buy the merchandise at a discounted price via company website
RESTORATIVE Creatively promote company
Applied talents to this project
ACTIVATOR Motivated to begin new experiences
Getting Started
RESTORATIVE Problem solving
Creating new programs

CAREER SPECIALIST

MU Career Center | Columbia, Missouri

October 2020-Present
  • Communicated effectively with students to assess and provide necessary services related to career development and exploration
  • Guided student clients in career assessments such as CliftonStrengths and Focus 2. resume and cover letter reviews, explorations and research for academic majors, graduate school, and career fields
  • Conducted mock interviews for students applying to graduate programs and specific job positions within 16-week semester
STRATEGIC Logical decisions
See how this fits into the bigger picture
RESTORATIVE Address problems to meet the needs of customers
FOCUS Able to get the job done
Helping others to accomplish a goal

CAPTAIN SERVER

Country Hills Country Club | Clarkson Valley, Missouri

May 2016-August 2021
  • Trained 11 new servers to assist upper-level management with team building activities to establish strong customer service skills
  • Managed employees by communicating policies and procedures to ensure customers receive a quality experience
  • Calculated the daily financial summary during each shift to maintain accurate records of food sales and daily profit
ACTIVATOR Ability to help others to increase the productivity of the team
ACHIEVER Making sure the company met their goal

DISTRICT RECRUITER INTERN

Skyland Insurance Group | Chesterfield Missouri

June 2018-August 2018
  • Organized 49 interviews at the district office within two months to help achieve a new reserve agent training class
  • Planned multiple sessions to efficiently provide information to interested candidates and applied strict time requirements to keep program on track to finish within set deadline
FOCUS Concentrated on end goal to ensure quality candidates were selected
STRATEGIC Deadline oriented
Understand big picture and how this task fits in

SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN

MURA Inc. | St. Louis, Missouri

May 2017-August 2017
  • Redesigned company Facebook page by building brand cohesiveness through advertisements and gained over go likes
  • Coordinated and produced creative blog posts to highlight mission and competitive edge of company in healthcare field by writing entries relevant to customers
FOCUS Able to work independently to achieve desired result
STRATEGIC Accomplish tasks that emphasize purpose

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT

OUTREACH TEAM COORDINATOR

MU Career Center | Columbia, Missouri

August 2018-Present
  • Oversaw 20 students who gave large and small group presentations on campus about the services offered at the Career Center
  • Collaborated with directors during weekly meetings to prepare presentations, work as a team, and manage future presentations
FOCUS Needs little supervision to lead group
STRATEGIC Leadership ability
Provide ideas that work toward end goal

BLOGGER

Oh La La Missouri | Columbia. Missouri

August 2018-December 2018
  • Composed bi-weekly blog posts about events on campus, inspirational stories, DIY projects, and advice for college students
  • Utilized WordPress and PicMonkey to develop publishing materials for website to develop skills in writing and photo-editing

PI CHI RECRUITMENT COUNSELOR

Panhellenic Association, Office of Greek Life | Columbia, Missouri

March 2017-August 2017
  • Selected out of 207 applicants and 121 interviewees to be one of the 62 Pi Chi Counselors during sorority formal recruitment
  • Mentored 80 women through the recruitment process with over 1.600 participants to aid in their final chapter decisions
  • Acted as a role model and representative for Delta Gamma: Mu Chapter in the Panhellenic Association on campus
ACHIEVER Works hard to obtain new experiences
Build relationships
RESTORATIVE Able to identify challenges and work through problems
ACTIVATOR Helping others understand their responsibilities

DIRECTOR OF SISTERHOOD

Delta Gamma: Mu Chapter | Columbia, Missouri

January 2016-December 2016
  • Implemented a specific budget during each semester to make sure the chapter maintained financial stability
  • Developed social and educational events that created a stronger sense of unity among chapter of over 200 women
ACTIVATOR Taking action to successfully manage budgets
FOCUS Dedicated time and set goals to make sure events were planed & implemented