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“Using a Functional Resume: Knowing When, How to Use One is Key to Getting the Interview”

Filed under Job Search Process, Resumes and Cover Letters
Posted by Libraries, January 10, 2006
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HireDiversity.com, December 19, 2005
http://www.hirediversity.com/tools/news/story.asp?id=27323

This article introduces you to the difference between a functional resumé and the more common chronological resumé, and reviews when it’s best to use the functional format. A functional resume allows you to de-emphasize frequent career changes, gaps in your work history, or your age by focusing instead on your skills and abilities.

For more on different types of resumés and to view sample resumés, visit the CRL’s e-Library:
http://my.simmons.edu/libraries/collections/career/resumes.shtml.

—Rebecca Metzger