RESUMES
Do not approach the task of developing your resume lightly. By now you should have taken the time to identify your hard and soft skills and determine which of them are transferrable to the current opportunity. If you cannot identify at least 20 job-related hard and soft skills at this point, your first task is to revisit Chapter 3 on skills and create your list. Be aware that your resume is never really done. You must customize it to match the qualifications and skills sought by employers for each position for which you apply. Job seekers start out at different points when preparing their resumes. Some will have a resume a few months or a few years old. Others may have been employed for several years or decades and don’t have a current resume. RESUME FORMATS There are three standard resume formats: chronological; functional or skills-based; and combination. The format you should choose depends on the type of job you are applying for and your level of experience.
1. Chronological – This resume format is ideal for people with current work experience that is relevant to the position they are interested in. 1
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2. Functional/Skills-Based – If you lack relevant work experience, or you are looking to make a career change, the skills-based format is a good choice. This format doesn’t typically list dates of employment, so be aware that may cause it to be filtered out of consideration by some employers’ automated application tracking systems.
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