Sample Funeral
Director Resume
When writing a funeral directors resume, it is important to focus on
two critical areas. These areas are:
- Professional experience
- Education
The chronological resume works well for this purpose and is the format
used in the funeral directors resume below. Note responsibilities that
most closely related to the position desired are listed first.
Charles Morrison
4316 South Redditt
Dallas, TX 55555
1-555-555-1212
charlesm@email.com
Objective:
Funeral Director position with a funeral home dedicated to customer
service.
| Experience: |
Merritt
and Sons Funeral Home |
Dallas,TX |
| Funeral
Director |
June5,
2003 to Present |
- Arranged and directed funeral services.
- Coordinated activities of workers to
remove body to mortuary for embalming.
- Interviewed family to arrange details
such as preparation of obituary notice, selection of urn or casket,
determination of location and time of cremation or burial, selection of
official for religious rites and transportation for mourners.
- Planned placement of casket in parlor or
chapel and adjusted lights, fixtures and floral displays.
- Directed placement and removal of casket
from hearse.
- Closed casket and lead funeral cortege to
church orburial site.
- Directed preparations and shipment of
body forout-of-state burial.
- Prepared body for interment.
| Education: |
Dallas
Mortuary School |
Dallas,
TX |
- Licensed by the State of Texas
|
Please note the sample funeral director resume also contains
information regarding the
licensure of the job
candidate. This is imperative to the success of the funeral director
resume as licensure is required in most states.
If the applicant so wished,
they could also add additional information to this resume format such
as memberships, associations and community involvement. All of these
areas would be considered assets when applying for
a position as a funeral director.
You are welcome to copy / use this sample funeral director resume for
your personal use only.
