ATS-FRIENDLY BUSINESS ANALYST RESUME TEMPLATE

Replace every bracketed section with your real details. Keep the section headings simple if you plan to upload this resume to an applicant tracking system.

NAME
[Your full name]
[City, State] | [Phone] | [Email] | [LinkedIn] | [Portfolio or GitHub if relevant]

TARGET TITLE
Business Analyst

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Business analyst experienced in requirements gathering, process mapping, reporting, and translating business needs into clear delivery plans.

Rewrite this summary with your own years of experience, strongest skills, industry context, and one or two proof points. Keep it short, specific, and aligned with the job description.

CORE SKILLS
- Requirements Gathering
- SQL
- Process Mapping
- UAT
- Stakeholder Interviews
- Jira
- Excel
- Documentation

ATS KEYWORDS TO CONSIDER
- business analysis
- requirements
- process improvement
- stakeholder management
- UAT

Add keywords only when they honestly match your background. Put them in skills, experience bullets, projects, certifications, or tools. Do not stuff keywords into a random list.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
[Company Name] - Business Analyst
[Month Year] - [Present or Month Year]
- Documented requirements for a billing workflow used by 1,200 internal users.
- Mapped current and future-state processes, identifying 9 automation opportunities.
- Partnered with engineering and operations to reduce manual approval time by 35%.
- Led UAT planning and defect triage for a CRM migration completed on schedule.

Rewrite these bullets with your real work. Strong bullets usually include action, scope, tools, and result. If you do not have exact numbers, use honest context such as team size, frequency, project scope, customer volume, or time saved.

PROJECTS
[Project Name]
- Explain the problem, your role, the tools used, and the outcome.
- Include a link only if it is clean, current, and relevant.

EDUCATION
[Degree, Certification, Bootcamp, or Training]
[School or Provider] | [Year]

CERTIFICATIONS
- [Certification name, provider, year]

ATS CHECKLIST
- Use standard headings: Summary, Skills, Experience, Education, Projects, Certifications.
- Keep important information as selectable text.
- Use role-specific keywords truthfully.
- Avoid heavy graphics, tables, and text boxes for job portal uploads.
- Open the exported PDF before applying.