Resumes

There are three major resume formats:

1. Chronological

/ Most popular and effective

/ Good for a person just entering the job market

/ Good for a person changing jobs within a given field

/ Starts with the most recent employment and works backwards to your first job (or ten years into the past-

whichever comes first)

2. Functional Resume

/ Organizes your experience according to specific skills

/ De-emphasizes employment dates

/ Focuses so strongly on skills that you must have a clear employment objective

/ Good for a person re-entering the workforce after a period of absence

/ Good for a person with a lengthy work history

/ Good for a person changing careers into a new field

/ Good for military personnel entering into the civilian job market

/ Good for a person closer to retirement than to the onset of his/her career

3. Combination Resume

/ Merges elements of the Chronological & Functional resumes

/ Good for both career changers and job changers