| Knowing when the chronological versus the
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| | your work history
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| functional resume format works best is
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| | When you've worked for only 1 or 2
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| crucial to creating a powerful resume.
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| | companies over many years
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| There are 3 main types of formats for
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| | When you want to make a career change
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| resumes:Chronological, or more
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| | When you've been in the workforce for
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| accurately, Reverse Chronological
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| | many years, and you want to de-emphasize
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| Functional
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| | your age
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| A combination, or hybrid of the two Of
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| | You've worked at a number of different,
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| course, there are many other variations
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| | unrelated jobs.Tips for using this resume
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| of the 3 named above as well. You're
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| | format. Highlight your most relevant
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| really free to use whichever resume
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| | assets for each job you're seeking up
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| format you prefer, but there are certain
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| | front in the resume, in their general
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| situations where one format works better
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| | order of importance. If you don't have
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| than another in selling you and your
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| | much formal work experience, then list
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| abilities. Keep reading to learn more.The
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| | any skills or experience that can
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| Chronological Resume FormatWhat it is.
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| | translate into such, including volunteer
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| This type of resume format is the
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| | work and internships. Be honest though;
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| traditional, and still most common,
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| | don't make stuff up. If you have large
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| format. It's also the easiest to write.
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| | gaps in employment, you may want to just
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| You organize it in reverse order by
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| | list your past employers, but leave out
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| employer, with your most recent job
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| | the dates. You can deal with any
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| listed first.When it works best. This
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| | questions during the interview.When it
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| kind of resume format highlights your
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| | doesn't work well. If you know that in
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| career progression and growth. Employers
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| | your career track, the chronological
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| like it because it's usually easy to read
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| | resume format is strongly preferred, you
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| and can be scanned quickly for your
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| | may have to go with the flow. Or, you may
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| employment history. Here are the
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| | decide to take a combination approach, as
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| situations where it works best:When
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| | described below.The Combination Resume
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| you've worked steadily and consistently
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| | FormatWhat it is. A combination resume
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| with no major gaps in employment.
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| | format takes the best features of both
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| When your job history shows that you've
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| | the chronological and the functional
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| moved up in responsibility steadily.
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| | resume formats. You get a chance to
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| When you've held standard,
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| | present a strong summary of your skills
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| well-recognized jobs for well-known
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| | and accomplishments up front
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| companies.
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| | (functional), while also providing a
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| When your most significant achievements
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| | detailed employment history
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| have occurred recently.
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| | (chronological) that supports the
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| When this format is expected for your
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| | statements made in the first section.When
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| particular career.Tips for using this
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| | it works best. There are a number of
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| resume format. Since this format
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| | situations in which this resume format
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| emphasizes your work history, then be
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| | works well, such as:When you're trying to
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| sure your information is absolutely
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| | make a career change. (You can list your
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| accurate. Use exact dates of employment
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| | relevant skills and experience up front,
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| and termination if you can, or at least
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| | then any relevant education. Next, list
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| use the month and year both. Provide more
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| | your job history, but only include the
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| information for the first couple of jobs,
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| | relevant duties performed at each.)
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| since this is your most relevant
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| | When you have done almost the same
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| experience. Don't list the fast food job
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| | duties everywhere you've worked. (Listing
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| you held in high school if you're 10 or
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| | the same duties over and over under each
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| more years into your adult career. It's
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| | employer is redundant. Instead, you can
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| just not relevant.When it doesn't work
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| | highlight your most significant skills
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| well. If you've held many jobs within a
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| | and experience up front, along with any
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| short time period, a chronological resume
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| | special awards or achievements. Then,
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| may not be your best choice because it
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| | list only company-specific duties under
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| may look as though you've job hopped or
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| | each employer.)Tips for using this resume
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| that you didn't have much loyalty to your
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| | format. Take the tips listed above for
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| employers. It's also not the best choice
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| | each of the other formats and incorporate
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| for someone new to the workforce, or
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| | them. Also, keep in concise and
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| someone coming back into the job market
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| | interesting. Avoid boring job
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| after a number of years, such as a mother
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| | descriptions. Instead, identify how you
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| who stopped working to raise children and
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| | have been of value to your employers.
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| is now returning to work.In those cases,
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| | Speak in terms of saving money,
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| and others detailed below, a functional
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| | increasing profits, improving
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| resume format may present a more positive
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| | productivity, solving problems, or
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| picture.The Functional Resume FormatWhat
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| | enhancing products or services. Be as
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| it is. This resume format is also known
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| | specific as you can, using numbers,
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| as a skills resume because it is a
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| | dollars, and percentages as accurately as
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| summary of your qualifications organized
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| | possible.When it doesn't work well. This
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| by education, experience, achievements,
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| | format works well in almost any
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| and skills, rather than by job. In fact,
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| | situation!Other FormatsIf you're applying
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| there is very little emphasis on employer
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| | for certain academic or teaching
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| history.When it works best. Many
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| | positions or trying to get a job outside
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| employers and recruiters may prefer the
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| | the US, you may be asked to prepare a
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| chronological resume format because it is
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| | curriculum vitae, or CV for short, rather
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| so easy to read at a glance. But it won't
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| | than a resume. This is a much more
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| serve you well in some situations. Here
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| | detailed document, although it may
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| are some cases where a functional resume
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| | roughly follow one of the formats
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| is best:When you're new to the workforce
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| | discussed above.Kathleen MacNaughton is a
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| or coming back after a long absence
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| | freelance writer with years of management
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| When you have large, or many, gaps in
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| | and recruitment experience.
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