ChiefMonster's profile builder showcases the credentials and accomplishments of the world's top senior managers and executive talent. Follow these tips to get the most out of your ChiefMonster profile. If you have specific questions regarding building your ChiefMonster profile, please post them to the Monster.com Resume Tips message board at http://forums.chief.monster.com/forum.asp?forum=126.

Profile Title

The Profile Title is one of the most important components of your profile because it is the first section that hiring managers see. You need to immediately grab their attention by including keywords for the specific position, level of responsibility, or industry that you are pursuing, e.g., CEO-Wireless Data Services Industry. If you have more than one goal, develop separate ChiefMonster profiles (Monster.com members may store up to five different resumes).

Job Title

Select the most appropriate choice from the drop-down box. The Job Title is your current or most recent position.

Additional Info

Use the Additional Info section to expand on your job target or clarify your goal.

Personal Mission

What are you trying to accomplish at this point in your career? Explain your personal mission in relation to how you would contribute to your future employer's operations. Example:

Strategic and visionary technology leader searching for CIO position with an e-business startup company. Possess the ability to create and implement technology solutions that improve core business operations and bottom-line profitability. Establish critical roles in the information technology department necessary for effective and efficient project flow.

Desired Compensation

Before completing this section, conduct research on salary levels so that you don't undersell yourself. If you are conducting a national search, take into consideration geographic differences in salary levels. Visit the Monster.com Salary Center for an excellent starting point. Select the closest compensation range and equity requirements from the Target Cash Compensation and Desired Equity fields. Then indicate whether you are pursuing a full-time/part-time position, contract assignment or board appointment.

Target Location

You may choose up to 20 locations throughout the US and abroad. If you are not willing to relocate, select your current location.

Bio

The Bio is an optional field, but do consider including an overview of your career background. If you have a traditional resume with a well-written Career Summary or Executive Profile section, copy and paste the text here. The Bio presents a narrative summary of the main reasons why you are the top candidate and allows a busy hiring manager to quickly review your key qualifications. When developing your Bio, concentrate on your career achievements and key skills, not an explanation of your job responsibilities. Here is an example of the first paragraph of a bio:

CEO with 15 years of executive management experience and an uncompromising ability to drive corporations to profitability in startup, turn-around, and high-growth situations. Provide the strategic vision and tactical ability to maximize shareholder value, enhance P&L scenario, build dedicated teams, and penetrate competitive markets. Through experience and educational pursuits, recognized as a specialist in sales, marketing, general management and business development for high tech corporations worldwide. Formal training as an applied mathematician combined with a track record of applying quantitative abilities to champion new technologies and processes.

Competencies

In this section, rate your level of management expertise in ten categories. Your answers should be an honest assessment of your management style and abilities. This section will appear in your profile as a small display box with the core competency and your rating level.

Experience
The Experience section provides a snapshot of your executive background in the areas of P&L, turn-around, IPO, start-up, mergers and acquisitions, and entrepreneurial experience.

For each area of experience that you possess, you have the option to include related accomplishments. Do include these accomplishments because they serve to back up your claims. Keep your explanations short and sweet, because you will be elaborating on your accomplishments in the Work History section.

Work History
Provide your company name, job title, start/end date, and accomplishments for each position held. If you have an extensive work history, you only need to provide detail for the last 10-15 years. Do include earlier positions if they are relevant, but with one or two accomplishments instead of a long list.

Resumes for senior-level managers and executives are results-oriented, emphasizing contributions to each employer's goals or mission. But don't just list what you accomplished -- describe the circumstances, including special problems or challenges you faced, steps you took to overcome obstacles, and outcomes of your performance. The hiring manager should have a clear idea of your management methods, tenacity, leadership, and ability to achieve positive results. Whenever possible, provide measurable outcomes that would be understandable to someone outside of your company. Examples:

• Tripled firm's revenue in first 12 months from $1 million to over $3 million and placed ABC Company firmly on the map.
• Pioneered intelligent dispatching and GPS tracking software in the express courier messenger market. Introduced GPS to a low-tech environment as part of initiative to build a nationwide franchise and gain a technological advantage over competitors.
• Established Quality Assurance Department to address and resolve problems associated with product development methods. Instituted quality management processes that synthesized discipline and analysis, reduced programming time, and enhanced functionality. Efforts contributed to critical, timely, and successful release of business management software product three months ahead of the competition.
• Reduced engineering staff by 15%, saving $450K annually while maintaining productivity levels. Instituted R&D project management tracking and forecasting process for software development. Trained new director of QA to evaluate, prioritize, and optimize resources.

Education

Complete information regarding school/program, location, degree, and completion date. Include industry licenses/certifications, professional designations, courses, and seminars. Elaborate on your education or training in the "Description" field. Consider including honors, awards, certificates, areas of specialization, and course names. Avoid details of old educational experiences, especially if the topics are outdated or obsolete.

Here is an example of a "Description" for an executive MBA candidate:

Executive MBA, expected May 2001
Courses: Problem Analysis, Finance, Operations/Production Management, Database Management, Taxes for a Basis for Management Decisions, Systems Analysis, Decision Support Systems, Strategic Management, Information System Auditing, Issues in Global Competitiveness

Affiliations/Memberships

Enter the information for your professional and civic affiliations, including your role with the organization and dates. If your list of affiliations is extensive, only go back 10 years or so.

For "Speaking Engagements," include the organization addressed, city, and date (month/year).

Your "Publications" should be entered as a bibliography, leading with your most recent work. This section allows 2,000 characters, so if you have an extensive list of publications, include your most recent or impressive work and then sum up the rest of the work (for example, "Authored 32 additional articles for scientific journals between 1980-1988").

Under "Awards and Honors," include each award's title, institution that presented the award, and year. You may also describe the purpose of the award if it isn't apparent.

If you have a Web resume or a portfolio of work online, include the URLs here.

Work Status

Provide your work status for each country that you expressed interest in under Target Location. Your profile cannot be activated until you enter your work status.

Finishing Up

After you finish your profile, it is stored in ChiefMonster's system and available for you to submit to employers.