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Margaret Achterberg, Human Resources Manager
Margaret Achterberg is a human resources manager sixteen years into the profession, from a coordinator scheduling interviews to running HR for a retail group of 150 franchises, and applying for a head of people role. An HR manager is hired on cost and compliance as much as on culture, so this resume gives the recruiting cost saved, the cost per hire cut, the headcount and departments administered, and the reorganisation carried through.
Why this resume works
- The recruiting cost saving, over 70%, is the first bullet of the current role, which is the number a finance-minded hiring panel reads first.
- The reorganisation is stated plainly, 20 franchise closures and more than 65 job cuts, rather than softened, because carrying one through is the experience a head of people is hired for.
- The compliance line names the laws, EEO, ADA, FMLA and HIPAA, so the claim of 100% compliance is checkable.
- Two roles at the same employer are kept as separate entries with their own dates, so the promotion a year ahead of schedule is visible in the dates as well as stated in a bullet.
- A Professional Affiliations section under the same rule as the history carries an SHRM membership and a committee seat, which is the professional standing an HR search expects to find.