Chief Executive resume example

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

• CEO
• Chief Executive Officer
• Chief Financial Officer
• CFO
• Chief Operating Officer
• COO
• President
• Chief Diversity Officer
• CDO
• Chief Information Officer
• CIO
• Chief Technical Officer
• CTO
• Executive Director
• Executive Vice President
• EVP
• Operations Vice President
• Operations VP
• BD Executive
• BD Officer
• CAO
• CISO
• CINO
• CNO

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

• Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.
• Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems.
• Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs.
• Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity.
• Prepare or present reports concerning activities, expenses, budgets, government statutes or rulings, or other items affecting businesses or program services.
• Implement corrective action plans to solve organizational or departmental problems.
• Analyze operations to evaluate performance of a company or its staff in meeting objectives or to determine areas of potential cost reduction, program improvement, or policy change.
• Direct or coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with production, pricing, sales, or distribution of products.
• Direct human resources activities, including the approval of human resource plans or activities, the selection of directors or other high-level staff, or establishment or organization of major departments.
• Appoint department heads or managers and assign or delegate responsibilities to them.
• Interpret and explain policies, rules, regulations, or laws to organizations, government or corporate officials, or individuals.
• Review reports submitted by staff members to recommend approval or to suggest changes.
• Negotiate or approve contracts or agreements with suppliers, distributors, federal or state agencies, or other organizational entities.
• Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and sites.

31 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

• Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Confer with board members, organization officials, or staff members to discuss issues, coordinate activities, or resolve problems, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Prepare budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of programs, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
• Direct, plan, or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Skills an ATS reads for

Worth naming only if they are genuinely yours. Keyword overlap is one input to a resume's score, not a verdict.

• strategic planning
• P&L management
• organizational leadership
• operations management
• financial oversight
• board governance
• change management

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Extensive Preparation Needed”. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.