Bank Teller Resume Example

For those looking for an alternative to college, a career as a bank teller may be a good option. The position relies upon strong communication and mathematics skills, but does not require a college degree. Most of the technical skills can be quickly learned on the job, so prior experience is not required either. If you would like to get into the field, make sure to follow these resume tips below.

1. The Career Objective

When writing a career objective, keep in mind that it should be tailor-made to fit the role you are applying for.

If the job description emphasizes customer satisfaction and accuracy when handling money, then make sure to hit on those points in your careers objective.

To begin this section, start with your years of experience and the main duties you filled during this time.

Try to add the duties that the particular job is looking for. The sample above is a great example of a bank teller career objective as it does just that.

Pay close attention to the bolded parts:

Bank Teller with over 10+ years of experience of providing excellent customer service, handling customer transactions, referring credit products and balancing cash drawers.

These are all responsibilities that are stressed in many teller job ads. Continue your career objective by mentioning relevant qualities that will help you fill the specific role. In the sample above, applicant emphasizes their knowledge of banking policies, but feel free to add whatever you believe will be most relevant to the specific job role. Normally, you should end your career objective with any degrees, certifications, or licenses.

However, this is not often the case for teller resumes because these jobs rarely require college experience. So as an alternative, you should mention that you are hardworking, reliable, and focused on achieving the bank’s goals.

2. The Professional Experience Section

If you are interested in becoming a bank teller, but don’t have any prior experience, have no fear. Teller 1 positions are almost always entry level and don’t usually require prior banking experience. With that being said, as tellers deal heavily in customer satisfaction, any previous customer service experience will help strengthen your bank teller resume.

Another tip for your professional experience section is to add a few quantifiable or measurable points. For example the applicant above adds:

• Balance Automated Teller machines, Teller Cash Dispensers (TCDs)/ Teller Cash Recyclers (TCRs) often totaling more than $100,000.
• Assisted the Supervisor with audits and daily balancing of the vault which exceeded $50,000.

Providing tangible points gives the hiring manager confidence that you can complete the required tasks. Particularly for teller resumes, it’s a good idea to give some dollar figures to prove that you can be trusted with accurately balancing large amounts of money. Lastly, in your job search, you may have come across Teller 1 and 2 positions and have been left wondering the difference.

The main differences are that a teller 2 has more experience (often over 3 years) and are given more responsibilities and oversight. If you are new to the banking industry, tailor your search toward teller 1 positions.

3. Keep the Additional Skills Relevant

The above applicant makes great use of their additional skills section. It’s short and sweet, yet it hits key abilities that hiring managers are looking for in bank tellers. Remember to keep every point in this section appropriate to the job you are applying for. A hiring manager looking for a teller doesn’t need to know your skills of engineering applications. Most teller positions require the candidate to be familiar with Microsoft Office. It’s important to hit on this point in your additional skills section.

However don’t just merely list Microsoft Office. Instead show confidence in your skills by adding an adjective as the applicant above does:

Expert with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

While adding your skills in Photoshop or Illustrator might not directly apply to the responsibilities of a teller, the applicant above adds them as they may lead to advertising or marketing opportunities within the bank. Finally, since most of a bank teller’s work is done on computers, it’s nice to display some exemplary typing skills in your additional skills section. This will demonstrate to the hiring manager that you will be able to get your work done in a timely fashion.

To learn more, check out our article on how to write your resume skills section.