Learn the Formats in Resume Preparation

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Learn the Formats in Resume Preparation

Chronological Resume:

Chronological resume works for the candidate who has strong and solid work history, it starts with listing the work experience first with the most recent on the top, it is written in reverse chronological order. It is easy for the employers to go for a quick glance to know your skills and to find out for suitability.

Functional Resume:

The people who most often change the careers and who have gaps in their work history use functional resume. It focuses on your skills and experience, rather than on your chronological work history.

Combination Resume:

Combination resume is the combination of both chronological and functional resume, it gives importance for both skills and experience. Skills must be highlighted with relevant to the job you are applying for.

Targeted Resume:

targeted resume is a resume that specifically highlights the experience and skills you have that are relevant to the job you are applying for. It takes more work to write a targeted resume. However, it's well worth the effort, especially when applying for jobs that are a perfect match for your qualifications and experience.

Mini Resume:

mini resume contains a brief summary of your career highlights qualifications. It can be used for networking purposes or shared upon request from a prospective employer or reference writer who may want an overview of your accomplishments, rather than a full length resume.

Scannable:

Scannable resume can be optically scanned and placed into a computer data base to assist employers in reviewing resumes. For this type of resumes use white resume paper. Do not underline and use bullets or asterisks instead of graphics. Use times new roman sizes 11-16.

Electronic

Electronic resume is carried within the text of an e-mail message. Do not use tabs. Left justify your resume. Save resume in a plain text format.