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Review score
96
Evidence
100%
Words
253

Scored by the same rules the Studio uses. How scoring works

Why it works

  • One page in all six layouts253 words, so switching designs never pushes it to a second page.
  • 5 of 10 bullets name a resultThe rest show the scale of the work, which a recruiter reads as proof too. Counted by the same Review the Studio runs.
  • Headings an ATS already knowsSummary, Experience, Education, Certifications, Skills, in that order.
  • The credential has its own lineCertified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), each with issuer and year.
  • Reads back as plain textOne column with no tables or icons. The ATS text tab shows what a parser gets.
What a recruiter sees
Nadia Coleman
Senior Business Analyst
nadia.coleman@example.com | +1 (404) 555-0138 | Atlanta, GA | linkedin.com/in/nadiacoleman | nadiacoleman.com/portfolio
SUMMARY

Business analyst with six years turning payments, insurance and healthcare operations into clear requirements, BPMN flows and Jira stories that developers can build without rework.

EXPERIENCE
Senior Business Analyst, Summit Health Plans
Atlanta, GA · 2022 – Present
  • Own requirements traceability for nine claims workflows, keeping 420 user stories aligned to CMS rules across four product squads and their testers.
  • Run quarterly workshops with claims, finance and compliance leads that settle payment policy conflicts before sprint planning, not in the middle of a sprint.
  • Model six enrollment integrations in BPMN and UML, cutting rework found in UAT 32%.
  • Maintain the Jira acceptance-criteria standard; reopened defects fell to 4% from 11%.
Business Analyst, Riverbend Insurance
Atlanta, GA · 2020 – 2022
  • Wrote BRD and FRD packages for three policy administration modules, moving 160 signed-off requirements into delivery in seven weeks instead of the planned twelve.
  • Replaced 280 spreadsheet test cases with traced Azure DevOps scenarios, cutting UAT 41%.
  • Standardized adjudication rules with 12 claims managers; clarification tickets fell 35%.
Associate Business Analyst, Harbor Supply Company
Nashville, TN · 2018 – 2020
  • Mapped 22 supply chain processes in Lucidchart, trimming purchase order exceptions 18%.
  • Automated SQL checks on 48 inventory fields, catching 230 data issues before go-live.
  • Replaced six intake forms with one Confluence workflow, cutting triage to a day.
EDUCATION
B.S. Information Systems, Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA · 2014 – 2018
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), IIBA
2023
SKILLS
Requirementselicitation, BRD, FRD, user stories, acceptance criteria, traceability
ModelingBPMN, UML, process mapping, use cases, as-is and to-be
ToolsJira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Visio, Lucidchart, SQL
Layout

A tight technical sans. Each role sits on one row, with skills in an aligned column. Switching layouts never changes the words.

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Business analyst resumes fail when they say "gathered requirements" and stop. That sentence hides the only evidence a screener cares about: who you elicited from, which artefacts you owned, and what shipped. The score on this page is real proof-engine output, not a marketing number.

Business analyst resume summary example

Target roleSenior Business Analyst
SummaryBusiness analyst with six years turning payments, insurance and healthcare operations into clear requirements, BPMN flows and Jira stories that developers can build without rework.
4 of this role's keywords are in the summary
  • payments
  • insurance
  • BPMN
  • Jira

The candidate is fictional, so swap in your own numbers. Stuck? The resume summary generator drafts one from your title and results.

Why most business analysts don't get the call

Skills and keywords for a business analyst resume

Applicant tracking systems match on literal strings. Spell each term the way the job posting spells it, and group related skills so people and parsers can both follow it.

Requirements & artefacts

  • requirements elicitation
  • BRD
  • FRD
  • functional requirements
  • user stories
  • acceptance criteria
  • traceability matrix
  • UAT

Process modelling

  • BPMN
  • UML
  • process modelling
  • as-is / to-be
  • use cases
  • swimlane diagram
  • business process mapping

Tools & delivery

  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Visio
  • Lucidchart
  • Azure DevOps
  • SQL
  • Agile
  • Scrum

Domains & certifications

  • payments
  • healthcare claims
  • insurance
  • supply chain
  • CBAP
  • ECBA
  • PMI-PBA
  • IIBA

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Why each choice was made

  1. Why the artefacts are explicit

    A BA resume with no BRD, FRD, stories or acceptance criteria leaves the reviewer guessing what you actually owned. The template names each artefact because parsers and delivery managers both read those strings literally.

  2. Why stakeholder numbers show up early

    Business analysis is partly force applied through other people. Workshop counts, executive audiences and squad counts prove elicitation scope better than another line saying cross-functional communication.

  3. Why SQL appears as validation, not identity

    This is not a data analyst template. SQL is included because BAs often validate system behaviour, migration rules and report outputs, but the centre of the page is requirements, process and delivery control.

Business analyst resume questions

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What skills should I put on a business analyst resume?

The skills the job posting names, spelled the way it spells them. For a business analyst that often includes requirements elicitation, BRD, BPMN, UML, Jira and Confluence. Show each one in a bullet with a result, then list the core ones again in a short skills section.

How do I write a business analyst resume summary?

Keep it to two or three sentences: your years of experience and where, the scale of your work, and one result with a number. Leave out words a recruiter cannot check, like hardworking or passionate. The example summary on this page shows the pattern.

Is this business analyst resume template free?

Yes. Open it in the Studio, replace the example with your own work and download it as a PDF in a free design (Signal, Editorial and Minimal). Word files and the other designs come with ATSPrep Pro. There is no watermark; downloading needs a free account.

Is this business analyst resume template ATS friendly?

Yes. It is one column of real text with standard section headings, and no tables, text boxes or text inside images, so parsers read it in order. Run your finished file through the free ATS resume checker to see the text it gives back.

Keep the pattern. Tell your story.

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  1. Keep the hierarchy. Same section order, plain-text contact details.
  2. Replace every claim. Your scope, your numbers, your tools. Never borrowed achievements.
  3. Run the Review again. Watch the score respond to the evidence in your version.
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