This type of resume is focused on the goals, accomplishments and skills of the applicants. Commonly, a functional resume does not include names of the companies, dates of employment or position titles. Despite it is not very useable; if it is correctly used, can be an excellent marketing tools.
Content:
- Personal information header.
- Objective.
- Qualifications.
- Experience.
- List of work history, not including descriptions.
- Education and others, including specific training and/or skills.
Used when:
- Changeable careers with discontinues employments.
- Short employment history.
- Return to the workforce.
- Not match between the background and the desired job.
- Volunteer work and hobbies have extensive achievements.
Tips:
- Focus on work objective, aptitudes and goals.
- Emphasize in those skills you have for using in different settings.
- Center your writing in your job goals trying to not include anything unrelated to it .
Sample:
| OBJECTIVE: |
Desired position explanation
|
| ACHIEVEMENTS: |
Held position #1
- Explanation #1 (no date)
- Explanation #2 (no date)
Held position #2
- Explanation #1 (no date)
- Explanation #2 (no date)
|
| WORK EXPERIENCE: |
Job title #1 - Company name date
Job title #2 - Company name date
|
| EDUCATION: |
Universities
Degrees
|
