If you are preparing to write a resume, you may be aware that are more than one style. There are 3 major styles of resume writing, there is the chronological resume, the functional resume and the combination resume. We will go over each style and see if it will work for you. All a resume is is a sheet of paper with all of your accomplishment in both education and work experience. An interviewer is looking for someone to hire who can get the job done and have the experience they are looking for.
The chronological resume is formatted to show your employment experience and your education in time order. This can be done with the most current time or from oldest to newest. When an interviewer looks at a resume he or she looks for the important information first. The will want to see what you did before or while you are applying for their job. They don't really want to see what you did 10 years ago so try to use the most current jobs first, so they will look at what they need to know and not have to scan the entire document looking for simple information.
The functional resume is a list of your work experience and skills that you posses and sort them out by job function or skill. This style resume is not used that often. It works in the sense that the jobs are listed by job function. Interviewers want to see what you can do for them and if the job you were at before or still on is similar to what they need they want to see it. Interviews do not want to spend time reading a lot of information that is not pertinent to them, that is why it is recommended that you keep your resume short and to the point.
The combination resume is just that, a combination of a chronological and a functional resume. You begin with a functional list of jobs and then a chronological list of employers. This style of resume writing is not recommended. It comes off too confusing. If you send a resume like that you may not get a chance to explain it, if an interviewer does not like your resume they will just toss it aside.
Remember a resume is a reflection of you. If you present a sloppy resume, they will not give you a chance. A good resume will guarantee you an interview.