Written Resume Formats

There are three job resume formats to consider when deciding which is best in your particular case.

The Chronological Resume Format

This resume is exactly as the name suggests and in general you would list your employment in date order with the most recent being the first listed and the most distant the last.

The resume should be broken into three parts

1. Your personal details.
2. Your job and employment history including details of positions held and responsibilities and achievements.
3. Your education and professional training record.

The Functional Resume Format

The best use off the functional resume is if you are looking for a career change and therefore want to take transportable skills from one employment area to another. It could also be useful if applying for a highly specialized post in a very narrow employment niche.

Here you will take each of your skills in turn and under each give a further sub-division of what you have achieved.

Typical sub-divisions might be:

Management
Professional
Technical Achievements
Financial Administration
Information Technology

Education and Training

The Combination Resume Format

The combination resume format is exactly what it says and combines both the functional and the chronological. This can be a very powerful form of resume to use and it lends itself well to most positions.

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The Written Format of Resume Submissions

The Chronological Resume Format

The Functional Resume Format

The Combination Resume Format