Compliance Skills: Example Usage on Resumes, Skill Set & Top Keywords in 2020

Volen Vulkov

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Compliance professionals set the standards for proper operation in a business. Make sure your compliance skills pass a recruiter’s standards by highlighting the best of your Compliance skills.

Need tips? Read on.

See how to use Compliance skills on your resume:

Experience

Project ManagerEviqe

Jan/2014 - Feb/2019

Successfully completed SOX 404 compliance for the enterprise

Lead successful SOX audit and achieved BS 7799 compliance

Built new security team, and achieved ISO & SOC2 compliance

Led periodic reviews of compliance with ISO 27001;

100% compliance - Delegated Credentialing Audits 2015 & 2016

Developed “triplicate policy” for Rx compliance

Successfully delivered compliance certificates to 5 vehicle models.

Types of Compliance skills to add in your resume:

Regulation Research, Drafting, and Evaluation
Corporate Fair Lending Resolution
Enterprise CRA Public File Management
IT Compliance Testing
Software Compliance
Reporting
Document Management

PRO TIPThere are various subfields under Compliance, so if you specialize in one specific thing, make sure that that is highlighted in your resume. This will help recruiters find a niche for you, and also set you apart from the other candidates.

How do I list Compliance skills on my resume

Assessed and made recommendations for SOX 404 compliance for the whole enterprise
Developed and enforced policies in compliance with various regulations
Trained a team of 10+ compliance officers and achieved ISO and SOC2 compliance

What jobs require Compliance skills:

Project Manager
Head Of It
Senior Manager
Area Manager - India Region (country)
Associate Director, Sales & Service Management – India, Singapore, Asean, Mea
Business Development Manager
General Manager
Manager
Consultant
Managing Attorney

Read our article on how to add language skills on resume for additional tips and tricks.

Compliance skills courses and certificates:

HIPAA Compliance Complete Course
Protecting Patients and Practices
Learn FISMA Compliance (RMF steps 1-5)
A true-to-life learning experience of a system A&A
Beyond Compliance
Classroom Management that Fosters Responsibility, Nurtures Intrinsic Motivation, and Brings Out the Best in Students
Build EU GDPR data protection compliance from scratch (CIPT)
FREE GDPR Templates & Documentation - Practical GDPR Blueprint - CIPT,CIPM,CIPP/E certification preparation

Here are the top related skills to Compliance:

Management
Implementation
Responsible
Project Management
Managing
Operations
Planning
Analysis
Design
Leadership
Monitoring
Budget
Sales
Reporting
Documentation

Compliance popularity over time:

Courtesy of Google Trends

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About this report:

Data reflects analysis made on over 1M resume profiles and examples over the last 2 years from Enhancv.com.

While those skills are most commonly met on resumes, you should only use them as inspiration and customize your resume for the given job.

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Volen Vulkov

Volen Vulkov is a resume expert and the co-founder of Enhancv. He applies his deep knowledge and experience to write about career change, development, and how to stand out in the job application process.