| If you learned to write a resume more than 10 years | | | | Next list all of your experience under different |
| ago, you may be thinking, "I didn't know there were | | | | headings. For example: Sales Experience will include |
| different formats." That's because until recently, | | | | everything you've done in sales-from all of your jobs. |
| most workers were pretty predictable: they stayed | | | | Organizational Experience will include everything |
| at the same company-or at least within the same | | | | you've ever done in that category, etc.o Third is the |
| field-throughout their careers. Few people switched | | | | actual Employment category. In reverse chronological |
| careers, and they certainly didn't switch careers the | | | | order, list your employer, dates of employment, and |
| three to five times many workers today do. | | | | title. Don't record job responsibilities-all of the good |
| Everyone learned how to write a chronological | | | | stuff will already be listed above.o Now add your |
| resume because it made sense. And it's still a viable | | | | Education section.o Finish with your Additional Skills |
| format for many people, but there's a whole new | | | | section. |
| world of possibilities out there. Below is an outline of | | | | Technical Resume |
| popular formats and a listing of when they're most | | | | As its name implies, a technical resume is ideal for |
| useful. | | | | drawing attention to a job seeker's technical skills-a |
| Chronological Resumes | | | | highly valuable commodity in today's market. Done |
| These are still the most commonly used | | | | correctly, it also highlights stability. |
| resumes-first, because most people apply for jobs | | | | Use this format when you're:o Applying for a |
| that are relatively similar to the position they | | | | technical job and have lots of experience. |
| currently occupy and secondly, because it's the most | | | | To format this type of resume:o Start with a Profile |
| commonly taught resume. Chronological resumes are | | | | section that lists your strengths and skill sets.o Next |
| perfect for showcasing your growth within a field of | | | | add an Experience section that lists your jobs and |
| employment and progression up a career ladder. | | | | associated responsibilities in reverse chronological |
| Use this format when you're:o Applying for a position | | | | order. (Because technical formats are geared toward |
| within the same field.o Applying for a promotion at | | | | technical industries, it's assumed that you don't need |
| the same company. | | | | to hide career gaps or changes.)o At the bottom, |
| To format this type of resume:o Start with your | | | | insert your Education section, and include any |
| Objective, where you list a specific job you're | | | | additional training, certificates, courses, etc. |
| interested in, or an Interest section, where you list a | | | | Curriculum Vitae |
| few of your most marketable strengths.o Next is the | | | | Many people use "curriculum vitae" and "resume" |
| Experience or Work History section. In reverse | | | | interchangeably. But technically, a curriculum vitae is |
| chronological order, list your jobs, dates of | | | | specifically used within the academic and research |
| employment, and significant tasks.o Add your | | | | arenas. It's a format that accents teaching, |
| Education section third (assuming you've been out of | | | | publication, and research experience. |
| school at least five years and have been building your | | | | Use a curriculum vitae when you're:o Applying for an |
| career since then), and include any special training or | | | | academic or research position. |
| certifications you've received.o Finish with an | | | | To format this type of resume:o Start with your |
| Additional Skills list, where you describe abilities that | | | | Education section-even if you've been out of school |
| may not be directly related to the job for which | | | | for years. In reverse chronological order, list your |
| you're applying, but are assets just the same | | | | degrees, where they were earned, your areas of |
| (superior computer skills, foreign languages, etc.). | | | | study or research, and thesis topics.o Next, in |
| Functional Resumes | | | | reverse chronological order, list your Practica section |
| Functional resumes are the second most popular | | | | (for educators who also have a degree in areas such |
| format because they can be used to both highlight | | | | as psychology, as well as researchers) or Teaching |
| and hide certain elements. This format is great for | | | | section (for academic resumes). Both of these are |
| emphasizing a skill set and unique abilities. For better | | | | the equivalent of the Experience or Work History |
| or worse, it doesn't underscore the jobs you've held, | | | | sections of most job seekers' resumes. If you need |
| so make sure you understand that before putting | | | | both a Practica and Teaching section, list the Practica |
| together a functional resume. | | | | first.o Third, list your Research section (if applicable). |
| Use this format when you're:o Switching careers or | | | | Discuss what projects you worked on, under whose |
| fields.o Re-entering the work force after an absence | | | | supervision, what the results of your research were, |
| (to stay at home with kids, an illness, etc.).o Young | | | | and any other highlights of your experience.o Add |
| and entering the work force for the first time. | | | | your Publication section next, listing the journals in |
| To format this type of resume:o Start with your | | | | which your work has appeared.o Finish with an |
| Objective or Interest section. This is especially | | | | Affiliation section followed by an Honors or Awards |
| important with a functional resume, which may | | | | section. |
| include information from several fields or careers.o | | | | |