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If you are concerned about these drawbacks, but still feel that the skills-based approach will allow you to

present yourself most effectively to potential employers, you may want to consider the combination (or

hybrid) skills-based résumé approach. This will enable you to draw from the strengths of both the

chronological and functional styles. As shown in the following example, you can create skills-based sections

and include employment information within that section. If you decide to use this method, make sure to avoid

being redundant across your skills sections. For example, although it could be appropriate and powerful to

include the same work experience in multiple categories, it would be redundant and count against you to

copy and paste the same bullet in multiple categories.

Combination (Hybrid) Approach

Employment History Inclusion Option

To begin writing your skills-based résumé, make use of the ‘Skills-based Résumé Checklist’ document found

at:

sBased/Skills-basedResumesChecklist.pdf.

To obtain feedback on the strengths of your résumé and how you

can make it more powerful, sign up for a one-on-one résumé mentoring appointment at:

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