Stand Out From The Crowd: Adtalem's Resume Top Tips
Perfecting your resume can be challenging, especially when applying to roles across different organizations. If you’ve got your eye on any roles within Adtalem Global Education, we’ll give you some practical tips and advice for formatting your resume, as well as answering some frequently asked questions (FAQs).
About Adtalem Global Education
Before we dive into our advice, it’s crucial for you to understand who we are and what our mission is. This will help when it comes to highlighting your experience and skills.
These resources will help you out when you research Adtalem’s mission and purpose:
- About Adtalem
- Institutions & companies
- Mission, vision & purpose
- Culture & values
- Our perks and benefits
Adtalem’s Resume Top Tips
We’ve got a variety of different departments, so there is no ‘standard’ resume advice when it comes to applying for our roles. We’ll break our top tips into department-specific advice so you can use what applies to you.
1. Academic Operations
As with each of these departments, the roles within them can vary greatly. In Academic Operations, for example, we offer specialist positions through leadership roles. Naturally, resume contents will also vary based on role, but here’s some general advice for this department:
- Demonstrate communication and collaboration skills
- Highlight familiarity with policy review and development
- Show off your expertise in managing data and using advanced systems
2. Admissions and Enrollment
For this department, we’ve already written several articles on the daily duties and the skills you’ll need, so make sure to read up on these before applying:
- What Skills Do You Need to Be an Enrollment Specialist at Adtalem?
- What do our Admissions and Enrollment teams do at Adtalem?
To summarise, it helps to mention the following on your resume:
- Effective communication and relationship building
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Time management and organizational skills
Make sure that you elaborate on each of these and give solid examples of how you’ve previously met KPIs in your past roles. This applies to any department you apply to!
3. Faculty
Nursing faculty professionals know how to blend their clinical expertise and background with teaching the next generation of healthcare workers in both a classroom and a clinical setting.
If you’re in this line of work and are currently looking for your next opportunity, you should highlight your advanced nursing education, clinical experience, and any prior teaching or mentoring experience.
If you want some pointers on skills and qualities you could include, here’s where you can start:
- Demonstrate your communication and teaching skills
- Highlight your relevant clinical expertise
- Emphasize your experience and commitment to student success
- Highlight degrees and certifications in relevant fields
We’ve got a useful article if you want to learn more about our faculty roles at Adtalem Global Education:
4. Marketing
Our marketing department at Adtalem plays a key role in connecting with our students, building our brand, and supporting our growth. If you want to stand out when you apply to these roles, your resume should demonstrate a blend of creativity and data-driven decision-making. Be sure to:
- Highlight your experience with digital marketing channels
- Demonstrate results from previous campaigns
- Showcase your analytical skills
To learn more about our marketing roles, you can read the following career articles:
- Thrive in Your Marketing Career: Education Marketing Jobs at Adtalem
- Innovative Strategies in Education: Marketing Manager jobs at Adtalem
- Driving Innovation in Education: Product Marketing Managers at Adtalem
Resume FAQs
How far back do you go on a resume?
This depends on the industry you work in and your seniority in the field.
Always include any relevant experience that can show the recruiter the depth and breadth of your industry and clinical knowledge. Highlight roles that showcase your growth, accomplishments, and alignment with the position you’re seeking.
If your career spans 10+ years, use your resume as a chance to show how you grew in seniority and expanded responsibilities.
Join Our Mission, Empower Students Every Day
Your resume is more than just a summary of your professional background; it’s an opportunity to show off how your skills and achievements align with a job role.
Whether you’re applying to faculty, marketing, admissions, or academic operations, highlighting the things we’ve mentioned throughout can help you stand out from the crowd.
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