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What is the Difference Between Reverse Chronological vs. Functional Resumes?by ResumeEdge.com - The Net's Premier Resume Writing and Editing Service In modern resumes, information about skills and experience can be listed using three distinct formats:
Reverse chronological
Generally
speaking, hiring managers prefer that employment data is provided with the most
recent job listed first, followed by the next most recent, and so on.
In that way, it's easy to see career progression from an entry-level
position to a more senior status. It's also easy to detect gaps in dates of
employment. These gaps lead some
candidates to use a functional format instead. FunctionalFunctional
formats stress what skills you have, rather than where and when you used them.
These formats are best for students who have just graduated from college
and have little "real-world" experience, those who have been out of the
workforce for long periods because they were raising children, and job seekers
who are transitioning from one career or industry to another.
However, sometimes combining a functional format with a reverse
chronological format makes the most sense. These are called combination resumes. Combination
With this
format, skills that are relevant to the current job search are placed in a
special section by function, while the Professional History or Work Experience
is presented in a standard, reverse-chronological format. This format offers the
best of both worlds, and is highly popular with modern job seekers and hiring
managers. Samples
Reverse
Chronological -- Sample One
Functional
-- Sample One
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