Types of Resumes 

The Chronological Resume highlights a good work history that relates directly to a targeted job. Be cautious of major time gaps and multiple employer changes within your work history. Today's employers are more understanding of candidates with multiple job changes, but it is best to limit your experience on your resume to the past work positions that are most relevant to your targeted job, in which you spent the greatest period of time.

The Functional Resume features skill areas grouped together according to their relationship to your targeted job. In a functional resume, you can focus the reader's attention on selected functional or skill areas while minimizing any gaps or inconsistencies in your work history. If you're changing jobs or work directions, or newly entering or reentering the job market, the functional resume will allow you to include non-paid work experiences, like school, community, or volunteer activities.

The Combination Resume is a combination of the Functional and Chronological resume formats. The CombinationResume is ideal for job seekers with both recent educational experiences as well as past and present work history. This allows the writer to emphasize both skills and experience in an order that makes sense to the reader. The Combination Resume is particularly useful if you have a long work history because it highlights aspects that are most relevant.