Career Services

Types of Resumes

Chronological (example)

• Use if your education and/or experience closely relates to your career goals.
• Lists education and work experience in reverse chronological order (most recent information in each section first).
• Most commonly used resume format.

 

Functional (example)

• Puts greater emphasis on SKILLS and less on work history or educational background.
• Effective when work experience does not show a direct relationship to the job or when there are significant gaps in experience.

 

Combination (example)

• Shows a short skills summary.
• Maintains use of reverse chronological order for education and experience sections.

 

Scannable resumes

• Many employers using this method to store the large number of resumes they receive.
• Use keywords or phrases applicable to the career field or related to the job applying for.
• Use a standard font style sized between 10-12 points. Avoid decorative fonts.
• Do not use italics or underlining. Use boldface for emphasis.
• Avoid graphics and shading.
• Use asterisks (*) instead of bullets.
• Do not double space between sections.
• Resume should be an original, printed on white paper. Do not fold or staple.