Resume

Definition of Resumes

A resume gets you the job you’re after

Types of Resumes

Professional Is a self-marketing tool tailored to your career objective Focuses the interviewer’s attention on your strongest

point

Effective Resume

Summarizes employable you at a glance Built from carefully chosen data

Two Basic Types of Resume formats

Functional Selective and only highlights those skills pertinent to

your job objective Chronological

Used to combine all your experience and employment history simply written in order by date starting with the most recent position and working backwards.

Similarities between Functional and Chronological formats

Both offer the following same basic information: Name, address, phone number, career objective,

professional profile, educational information, description of experience, and employment history stating the dates of employment, job title, and company name, city and state.

Differences between Functional and Chronological Formats

The difference is only in how the information is presented.

8 basic information

Name Address Phone number

Career objective Professional profile

Educational information

Description of experience

Employment history

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