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Basic Resume Types

Posted On: Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 - Posted By: GigTide

Chronological Resume

Traditional resume style, conservative by nature. Perfect for someone maintaining their career in the same field. Experience focused with each position described in detail.

Typical Chronological Resume Flow:

  1. Contact Information
  2. Objective
  3. Background
  4. Employment History
  5. Education
  6. Professional Memberships
  7. Software Skills
  8. Other Skills

Functional Resume

Resume style highly focused on skills and accomplishments. Perfect for someone who wants to highlight a broad range of skills or accomplishments. Jobs and job descriptions are separated into different sections with the employment history below the accomplishments or skills section.

Typical Functional Resume Flow:

  1. Contact Information
  2. Objective
  3. Qualifications Summary
  4. Experience Highlights
  5. Employment History
  6. Education & Training
  7. Community Involvement or Clubs or Professional Associations

Combined Resume

A combination of Chronological and Functional resume formats. Perfect for someone with a wide range of work experience and a broad range of skills or accomplishments. This style of resume is typically longer than the Chronological or Functional resume formats.

Typical Combined Resume Flow:

  1. Contact Information
  2. Objective
  3. Qualifications Summary
  4. Employment Overview
  5. Education
  6. Experience
  7. Computer Experience/ Languages
  8. Professional Affiliations

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