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Therearethreebasictypesofresumes:Chronological,Functional,and"combined"Chronological-Functional.Toseewhatthesestyleslooklike,getaresumebook.Theyareusuallyterribleguidesforhowtowriteanexcellentresume,buttheyaregoodtoseedifferentformats.Wewouldlovetoshowyouwhatcompleteresumeslooklikebutyourwebbrowserwouldprobablydounspeakablethingstotheformatting.
CHRONOLOGICAL
Thechronologicalresumeisthemoretraditionalstructureforaresume.TheExperiencesectionisthefocusoftheresume;eachjob(orthelastseveraljobs)isdescribedinsomedetailandthereisnomajorsectionofskillsoraccomplishmentsatthebeginningoftheresume.Thisstructureisprimarilyusedwhenyouarestayinginthesameprofession,inthesametypeofwork,particularlyinveryconservativefields.Itisalsousedincertainfieldssuchaslawandacademia.Itisrecommendedthatthechronologicalresumealwayshaveanobjectiveorsummary,tofocusthereader.
Theadvantages:Mayappealtooldermoretraditionalreadersandbebestinveryconservativefields.Makesiteasiertounderstandwhatyoudidinwhatjob.Mayhelpthenameoftheemployerstandoutmore,ifthisisimpressive.Thedisadvantageisthatitismuchmoredifficulttohighlightwhatyoudobest.Thisformatisrarelyappropriateforsomeonemakingacareerchange.
FUNCTIONAL
Thefunctionalresumehighlightsyourmajorskillsandaccomplishmentsfromtheverybeginning.Ithelpsthereaderseeclearlywhatyoucandoforthem,ratherthanhavingtoreadthroughthejobdescriptionstofindout.Ithelpstargettheresumeintoanewdirectionorfield,byliftingupfromallpastjobsthekeyskillsandqualificationstohelpproveyouwillbesuccessfulinthisnewdirectionorfield.Actualcompanynamesandpositionsareinasubordinateposition,withnodescriptionundereach.Therearemanydifferenttypesofformatsforfunctionalresumes.Thefunctionalresumeisamustforcareerchangers,butisveryappropriateforgeneralists,forthosewithspottyordivergentcareers,forthosewithawiderangeofskillsintheirgivenprofession,forstudents,formilitaryofficers,forreturninghomemakers,andforthosewhowanttomakeslightshiftsintheircareerdirection.
Advantages:Itwillhelpyoumostinreachingforanewgoalordirection.Itisaveryeffectivetypeofresume,andishighlyrecommended.Thedisadvantagesarethatitishardtoknowwhattheclientdidinwhichjob,whichmaybeanegativetosomeconservativeinterviewers.
COMBINED
Acombinedresumeincludeselementsofboththechronologicalandfunctionalformats.Itmaybeashorterchronologyofjobdescriptionsprecededbyashort"SkillsandAccomplishments"section(orwithalongerSummaryincludingaskillslistoralistof"qualifications");or,itmaybeastandardfunctionalresumewiththeaccomplishmentsunderheadingsofdifferentjobsheld.
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