| While there are a near-infinite number of resume | | | | ARE YOU JUST STARTING YOUR CAREER, OR |
| styles out there, almost all fall into 2 categories: | | | | DO YOU HAVE AN EXTENSIVE WORK HISTORY? |
| FUNCTIONAL and CHRONOLOGICAL. | | | | This is the single most important factor in choosing an |
| FUNCTIONAL resumes typically consist of: | | | | effective resume style. Simply put, Functional resumes |
| -A brief opening section. | | | | ONLY really work for new college graduates and |
| -A "Career Achievements" section or similar where | | | | those without a significant body of experience. Why? |
| ALL major successes throughout your work history | | | | Because consolidating every success within a single |
| are presented, usually bullet-by-bullet. | | | | "Career Achievements" section is a good way to |
| -An abbreviated work history. | | | | maximize sparse credits, and an abbreviated work |
| -Closing sections such as "Education", "Technical | | | | history is great for those job seekers who may not |
| Proficiencies" and others. | | | | necessarily have experience in the field they're |
| CHRONOLOGICAL resumes typically consist of: | | | | targeting. |
| -A brief opening section. | | | | For all other job seekers, ESPECIALLY those with |
| -A work history listed from most recent position to | | | | extended work histories, the choice is clear: |
| least. Each position has a paragraph describing | | | | Chronological. This approach provides not only the |
| UNIQUE RESPONSIBILITIES, followed by a "Key | | | | necessary details hiring agents require, but CONTEXT |
| Accomplishments" section or similar listing SPECIFIC | | | | for every major position you've held. As an added |
| SUCCESSES, usually bullet-by-bullet. | | | | benefit, the clean visual aesthetic works especially well |
| -Closing sections such as "Education" and others. | | | | in today's marketplace, where most recruiters/hiring |
| So which resume style is right for you? It all depends | | | | managers spend approximately 10-20 seconds |
| on your answer to the following question: | | | | scanning a candidate's resume. |