Mary Connors has been employed as a sales representative for a clothing manufacturer for ten years. She is an avid gardener and shares her expertise with others by volunteering for local organizations. She is now trying to combine her vocation with her hobby by finding a job selling landscaping supplies. Mary is using a functional resume to highlight her sales skills as well as her gardening expertise.

Mary Connors

14 Silver Bell Street

Garden, MI 49835

(906) 555-5555

E-mail: mconnors@verizon.net

Objective: Position as a sales representative in landscaping supplies industry

Summary of Qualifications

• Ten years of sales experience

• Very strong skills in landscaping and garden maintenance

• Self-motivated and highly organized

• Excellent communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to exceed sales goals

Experience

Sales

• Exceeded sales goals for five most recent years

• Met sales goals for five prior years

• Responded to requests for price quotes within two hours

Relationship Building

• Successfully built and expanded sales territory

• Maintained relationships with over 45 retail buyers or purchasing agents

Landscaping Expertise

• Designed gardens for two parks

• Won first place for three consecutive years in the Delta County Gardening Club annual garden design contest

• Teach gardening workshops for the University of Michigan Extension

Education

• B.S., Marketing, University of Michigan, 1996