Training and Development Specialist resume example
A resume for a Training and Development Specialist needs to show the work itself: design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance. Day to day that means work like this: present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures; obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.
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.
- Corporate Trainer
- Job Training Specialist
- Learning and Development Specialist
- L and D Specialist
- Training Specialist
- Computer Training Specialist
- Leadership Development Specialist
- Learning and Development Consultant
- Management Development Specialist
- Trainer
- Training and Development Consultant
- Certified EPIC Trainer
- HR Trainer
- IT Technical Trainer
- R and D Specialist
- Applications Trainer
- Apprenticeship and Training Representative
- Auxiliary Personnel Inservice Coordinator
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.
- Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
- Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
- Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual, to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.
- Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.
- Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.
- Monitor, evaluate, or record training activities or program effectiveness.
- Design, plan, organize, or direct orientation and training programs for employees or customers.
- Develop alternative training methods if expected improvements are not seen.
- Evaluate training materials prepared by instructors, such as outlines, text, or handouts.
- Monitor training costs and prepare budget reports to justify expenditures.
- Devise programs to develop executive potential among employees in lower-level positions.
- Keep up with developments in area of expertise by reading current journals, books, or magazine articles.
20 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.
- Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
- Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
- Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual, to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
- Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Software used in this role
Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe ActionScript
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Authorware
- Adobe Captivate
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Presenter
- Advanced business application programming ABAP
- Alchemy Systems SISTEM
- Apache Struts
117 software entries are recorded in total.
Tools and equipment
The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Laser printers
- Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
- Overhead display projectors
- Personal computers
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.
- Learning management system LMS
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Cisco Webex
- Django
- Drupal
- Epic
What this job rates as most important
O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.
- 01Instructing
- 02Speaking
- 03Learning Strategies
- 04Active Listening
- 05Social Perceptiveness
- 06Active Learning
- 07Critical Thinking
- 08Judgment and Decision Making
- 09Monitoring
- 10Reading Comprehension
Knowledge areas
The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.
- Education and Training
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Administration and Management
- Psychology
- Communications and Media
What qualifications people in this job have
From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
- 78%Bachelor's Degree
- 9%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
- 9%Associate's Degree
What level this role is pitched at
O*NET places this occupation in “Considerable Preparation Needed”. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Common questions
- What does a Training and Development Specialist do?
- Design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance. Day to day that includes work like present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures and Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
- What skills should a Training and Development Specialist put on a resume?
- O*NET rates Instructing, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Active Listening, and Social Perceptiveness among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
- What software should a Training and Development Specialist list?
- Software recorded for this occupation includes Adobe Acrobat, Adobe ActionScript, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Authorware, and Adobe Captivate. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
- What other job titles cover Training and Development Specialist work?
- O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Corporate Trainer, Job Training Specialist, Learning and Development Specialist, and L and D Specialist. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
- What qualifications does a Training and Development Specialist need?
- In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 78% reported their level of education as "Bachelor's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
- Will this resume pass an ATS for a Training and Development Specialist role?
- No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.
Related roles
Occupations O*NET records as closest to this one, and worth looking at if this search is not moving.
What this page cannot tell you
- No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer’s ATS is configured, including ours.
- This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
- Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.
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