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Resume Styles
1.) Chronological
This format lists your employment starting with your most recent or current employment
and working backward to your first job (or 10 years into the past, whichever comes first).
The Chronological format is a good choice when:
You want to call attention to a stable work history.
You want to highlight upward mobility, accomplishments, and promotions in your chosen
career.
You are applying for a job in a very conservative company or field.
You want to find a job in the same area as your previous job(s).
Avoid using this chronological format when:
You are changing careers or looking for work in an area you haven’t worked before.
You are changing careers or looking for work in an area you haven’t worked before.
You are looking for your first job and lack experience related to the job for which you’re
applying.
You’ve changes employers frequently in the past.
You want to emphasize skills that haven’t been used in recent work experience
.
You have had significant gaps in your work history.
You have been absent from the job market for a while.
2.) Functional
This format emphasizes the applicable skills you have developed, rather than when, where,
or how you acquired them.
The functional format is a good choice when:
You are making a career change.
You are entering the job market for the first time (or are pursuing an entry-level position)
and you don’t have the applicable work history to build a chronological resume.
You want to emphasize the skills and capabilities relevant to the future job, rather than past
job responsibilities.
You have had a variety of jobs in the past that are relatively unconnected.
The work you have done in the past has been freelance, consulting, or temporary.
You are returning to the workplace after an absence.
You are concerned that your age may be a barrier.
You haven’t shown advancement in responsibility or have had lateral moves.
You have complicated work history
You are self-employed
You are closer to retirement than the onset of your career.
Avoid using this functional format when:
You are applying for a job in your current field and have a solid work history.
You want to emphasize a growth pattern in the work you have done or in your education
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