Insurance Claims Adjuster Resume
Consultation, Editing, and Creation
First impressions can be crucial - particularly in your job search. Let our friendly and professional staff assist you in making a powerful first impression! With custom resumes specifically tailored to the adjusting industry, you can submit your professional summary with total confidence in knowing the most dynamic presentation of your skills has been achieved. Here is what a recent client had to say:
I can't begin to tell you how pleased I am with the resume and cover letter you created for me. It's brief, but informative. It's complimentary without seeming narcissistic. It would have taken me weeks of procrastination and suffering to finish a resume myself, and it would have taken me a lifetime to create one this clear and polished. Thank you for your help. - Denis B., Texas
We proudly offer the following resume services:
Level 1: Basic Adjuster Resume Review and Consultation
For those with an existing resume in need of a professional review. A great value!
- 1 hour phone consultation to discuss our resume review and implementation of suggested changes.
- In-depth analysis and review of existing resume considering your professional goals.
- Editing of grammar, diction, and overall structure.
- Maximizing impact to dramatically improve wording, organization, and design.
Completion: 3 Days or less (Mon - Fri)
Level 2: Intermediate Adjuster Resume Review and Re-write
For those with an existing resume or partial resume in need of editing and some re-writing.
- 1 hour phone consultation to discuss our resume review and implementation of suggested changes.
- In-depth analysis and review of existing resume considering your professional goals.
- Editing of grammar, diction, and overall structure.
- Re-writing, where needed, of significant resume content.
- Maximizing impact to dramatically improve wording, organization, and design.
- Formatting of resume to "Professional Style" format.
Completion: 4 Days or less (Mon - Fri)
Level 3: Adjuster Resume Creation
We match you with an AdjusterPro expert to create a knockout resume from scratch.
- 1 hour phone consultation discussing your professional goals to determine a winning resume strategy.
- Customized professional resume written with hiring companies' needs in mind.
- A powerful presentation of your skills that will help you stand out from the crowd.
Completion: 5 days (Mon-Fri)
Adjuster Cover Letter Creation
Let our experienced staff build you a cover letter that catches a hiring manager's eye.
- A sharp and compelling high-impact cover letter.
- Tips for getting the cover letter in front of the right people.
Completion: 2 days stand-alone or add 24 hours to any of the services above.
5 Skill Areas to Consider in Your Claims Resume
A free reference to our clients!
Building a great resume for work as an insurance adjuster means understanding what hiring companies look for. If you want a competitive advantage, it isn't enough to merely list your last three employers and mention that old Cub Scout merit badge. For a moment, put aside the old resume and consider everything you have done, professionally or privately, within the context of the following 5 areas:
1. Construction/Engineering Experience
Adjusting firms and insurance companies look for individuals who have had experience with construction or engineering relative to the property inspected. Thus if you are applying for a position as an auto adjuster, consider carefully your experience with automobiles. Do you have a working knowledge of how a car is put together? Do you know the difference between a fender and a bumper? How do you know? Did you use to work on cars? Own a bodyshop? Help your grandpa with his Model T? Highlight this experience in your resume.
If you are looking to work claims as a residential claims adjuster - what experience do you have with home construction? How about remodeling or restoration? Ever put in a tile floor in the family kitchen? The more property-specific experience you can demonstrate in your resume the closer it will come to the top of the pile.
2. Insurance Policy Knowledge
Knowing how to read and interpret an insurance policy is particularly important for the independent insurance adjuster and hiring companies know it. Its not rocket science and you can gain a competitive edge over other applicants if you can point to a familiarity and facility with insurance policies. Even if it is as simple as having read and understood your own homeowner's insurance policy (more than most people do!) you shouldn't fail to mention your comfort level with insurance policy interpretation
3. Computer Skills
It cannot be overstated just how important good computer skills are to an insurance adjuster. For an independent adjuster, this perhaps more than anything else, will determine whether you "sink or swim". The days of handwriting claims are essentially over, and using an estimating program like Xactimate or Integriclaim requires at least an intermediate skill level. If you are proficient with a computer - do not fail to mention how you obtained that proficiency in your resume. If your computer skills are rusty - AdjusterPro highly recommends taking a basic computing course before seriously considering a career as an insurance adjuster.
4. People Skills
It is no surprise that good people skills are a desired trait in a good insurance claims handler. As an insurance adjuster, you will deal with a wide variety of people who will cross the spectrum of disposition and temperament. You don't have to be Dale Carnegie, but you should be able to maintain a polite, cordial, and professional attitude in dealing with each claimant. In your resume, highlight your people skills as much as possible - hiring adjusting firms or insurance companies will not fail to notice!
5. Time Management
An insurance adjuster, particularly an independent adjuster, is often not "on the clock" but working according to his or her own schedule. The ability to multi-task while working quickly and efficiently under pressure and time constraints is exceedingly important for an adjuster. Think about your own time management skills and where you have succeeded. Have you ever had a deadline? Has the boss ever needed a two-week project completed yesterday? Within reason and your own honest ability, project in your resume the most professional, capable, can-do image possible. This, as much as anything else, will leave a lasting and positive impression on your prospective employer.
