Professional Resume Writing 101

Professional Resume Writing 101 Professional ResumeWriting Styles Beforewriting your resume, there are three basic styles you will need to consider: Combination,Functional and Chronological. The Combination Resume is the most common of the three styles and is literally a combination of the Functional and the Chronological resume, listing the positions in reverse chronological order as well asasuccinct description of your hard and softskills.This will be the top choice but there are circumstances when the following styles may be required. The Functional Resume is a skills style resume and is most appropriately consideredfor a student with limited paid work experience or someone with a significant time out of the workforce as it focuses less on the positions and dates.This format can send a red flag and should be usedprudently. The Chronological Resume is a traditional style resume which focuses solely on employment history in reverse chronological order and is effective when job listings are impressive and when the clientsmost recent position isdirectly relevant to the job target.It is somewhat outdated as it has become a critical element toinclude your soft skills, a projective or snapshotof who you are rather than just simply whose employee you were. As a Certified Professional Resume Writer,I haveproduced resumes using all of these styles and would bepleased to advise you on the style that would most suit your career goals. Send your resume for a free resume critique! Wemake you stand out from the competition!