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Chronological vs Functional?

Posted On: Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 - Posted By: Adam C.

Which Resume Style is Best for You?

Chronological:

Best when looking for work in your current industry
Highlights a strong employment history
Traditional, most familiar presentation style
Works best with most HRIS systems, online applications
(the automated search databases many companies use)

Functional (Skills-Based):

Best for career-changers to show off relevant skills
Downplays former industry, highlights re-purposed skill sets
Works best if uploaded as .pdf, distributed in Word, on paper
Non-traditional layout

It’s Your Style!

Think critically about what you want to convey. Choose a resume style that best supports your objective.

Recognize that each style has its pros and cons. Evaluate each one carefully.

Career changers with functional resumes should network first then send their resume and cover letter as a follow up to those conversations.

Resume style choices should always be preceded with a consideration of how each receiving company manages their search and selection process (HRIS).

Lisa has 14 years of résumé coaching experience.
She currently directs day-to-day operations and programming of a career center at a two-year technical college. From 2006-2008, she served as State Chair of a national organization to support women leaders in higher education. She remains on the Board. Previously, she served as HR Director of a legal services firm and specialized in worker’s compensation issues. From 1996-1998, she worked as a graduate assistant in the career services office of a large four-year college.

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Most Popular Resume Templates (December)

Posted On: Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 - Posted By: GigTide

Introducing our most popular resume templates for the month of December.
GigTide is free until Jan 1st, 2008, so sign up and use one of these templates while the gettin’s good.

#1: Basic Resume Template

This is your standard template and GigTide’s most popular. It includes a basic white background and black text which provides its minimalistic beauty.

#2: Modern 1 Resume Template

The black header includes a classical watermark that shows up behind your name, allowing your information to be the focus.

Giving your information the ability to jump out at the reader is the key to this template. The subtle grey background and highlighted menu options are the small touches it took to make this template #3.

#4: Modern 2 Resume Template

Similar to our #3 template, this one presents your information on a white background surrounded by a very light grey and pleasant shadow effects.

#5: Black Resume Template

If contrast is what you want, this is the template for you. The black background and white text ensures that the information you want to showcase will be presented to the eye of the reader.

#6: Modern 6 Resume Template

Coming in at #6, this template includes a halftone pattern surrounding your name, position, title and footer links.

#7: Modern 8 Resume Template

Rounded rectangles make their debut in the header and footer of this template. Your contact information is included within the shiny header and your information is displayed neatly below.

#8: Modern 4 Resume Template

Giving your contact information a place of its own is important. This simple, yet effective, template design may be just what you are looking for.

#9: Modern 5 Resume Template

Although this comes in at number nine on our list, this template is one of our favorites. It’s simple vertical layout makes it easy to read and the menu is politely positioned in the upper right corner.

#10: Modern 6 Resume Template

Last but not least, this template includes very light highlights in the header and footer — just enough to set them apart from the rest of the template’s layout.

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Resume Builder, Resume Templates and How to Write a Resume

Posted On: Thursday, December 20th, 2007 - Posted By: GigTide

GigTide.com is an online resume builder containing resume samples and writing tips – A complete online resume development and job-seeker solution. Users can build, post and manage resumes, contacts, cover letters and portfolios online. GigTide’s intuitive, easy-to-use interface, resume writing tips, resume examples, resume samples, spell checking, tracking features and stunningly designed resume templates help job-seekers prepare unique employment resumes and stand out from the competition. Users can build and store unlimited resumes, contacts, cover letters and web links for a monthly subscription fee as low as $8.25. GigTide.com is offering free subscription until January 1^st, 2008.

“There are reportedly at least 40,000,000 resumes floating around out there on the Internet today,” said Micah Johnson, Founder and CEO of Chief Ingredient (the developer on the online resume builder). “Recruiting and hiring managers are inundated with online resumes and cover letters. Our goal is to provide job-seekers with the means to develop professional, well-designed, unique resumes that will differentiate them from the competition and help them land their dream job.”

GigTide’s interface takes users through a simple resume development process of choosing a resume template, entering in information such as a professional objective, work history, education, etc., previewing and saving. Throughout the process, users can review formatting information to evaluate whether a chronological, functional or combination format is most appropriate for them. Resume writing tips, a reference list of action verbs, resume examples and suggestions throughout the process help users create professional, well-written resumes and cover letters. Users can also create and manage an online portfolio which is automatically integrated into the resume. Online resumes can then be distributed to prospective employers who can access the resume online, download a PDF or Word version, view a portfolio and contact the applicant with one click of a mouse.

The tracking and dashboard reporting system allows users to enter and manage unlimited contacts, track how many people are viewing their resumes and where the visitors are coming from. “Job-seekers taking advantage of GigTide’s services no longer have to wonder if anyone is paying attention to their applications,” said Johnson. “GigTide is the next generation of resume development and the first place job-seekers should go to jump-start their career search in 2008.”

About Chief Ingredient:
Chief Ingredient, LLC is a Social Media Marketing firm located in San Diego, CA. Using today’s most innovative technology, Chief Ingredient incorporates effective business strategy and marketing initiatives into their solutions for social media marketing and quality traffic generation. Implementing the tools necessary to employ online word-of-mouth advertising, we provide cost-effective marketing strategies that compliment existing marketing methods while allowing our clients to control their brand image and position across the social web. Chief Ingredient embraces Adobe Flex Technologies for rapid application development which allows us to build custom web and desktop applications; providing additional innovative business solutions for our clients.