By: Lauren Beth Kelly
While its sections may vary in content based on your credentials, the ultimate goal of any resume is to persuade hiring managers to offer you an interview. All resumes usually contain five general types of sections: your contact information, an introduction, professional experience, education, and skills. Here, I will describe three types of resume formats with examples.
In a chronological resume, the focus is mostly on your work experience. This is the most traditional format of which a hiring manager will mostly likely be viewing. Chronological formats also tend to be more flexible, so they can be used by applicants with any level of experience. The structure of a chronological resume format is as follows:
Outline your contact information at the top, then present a career objective that’s tailored to a specific employer.
Next, include your work experience. Start with your current or most recent job at the top of the list, then list all other relevant experience in reverse chronological order. Under each job, add two or three bullet points that detail your responsibilities and achievements. Be sure to include the dates you worked, position title, and company.
Next comes your skills section, where highlight personal attributes including hard and soft skills. hard skills include Data Analysis, SEO, Product Design, etc. Soft skills often include Communication, Leadership, Time Management, etc.
Your following section includes your education. If you graduated from or are in college, don’t include your high school. If you received any academic awards, like Dean’s List, feel free to include them here.
Finally, under the education portion of your resume, include your other awards, certifications, and known languages.
The objective of a functional resume is to market your specific skills and abilities. A functional format is often suitable for those with some level of expertise. It can also be used if you have employment gaps, are changing fields, or want to highlight a specific skill set. Here is the basic structure for a functional resume:
Always start with your contact information, then lead into your qualifications summary.
Next, include your work experience. If you have gaps in your work experience, or jumped around jobs a lot without staying at each one for very long, remove your time periods. You want to de-emphasize any lack of experience whenever possible.
Next, list relevant skills in your skills section. This section is vital in a functional format.
Then, include your education (excluding high school when possible), and follow that up with your degrees and certifications.
Finally, include any of your awards, honors, certifications, languages, etc.
Here is an example of a functional type of resume:
The combination resume is structured as a blend of both chronological and functional formats. Like the functional resume, it focuses on specific qualifications, while the body contains your professional experience, like that of a chronological format. This resume type is commonly used by those with substantial experience within a specific field.
As always, display your contact information first.
Next, include a professional profile that concisely markets your skills.
Outline your work experience.
Divide your skills section into two sections according to importance.
Lastly, list your education, as it’s less relevant in this format, but should still be listed.
This is an example of a combination resume:
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