I hope you now have clear understanding
about recruiting techniques. As we promised, today we are going to discuss about
resumes. This is the second post of our "Make Your Job Search Easier & Quicker" and after reading this post you can better stand resumes
What Is Resume?
A resume is your advertisement.
Confused? Well don't be. Let me explain it. When you have achieved some specific
degree or earned some qualification, you have become a brand and this brand is sold
through a advertisement called resume. Actually, you sell yourself through your
resume and convince potential employer that you are the BEST brand they have ever
had. You actually persuade them to try YOU for their business success.
Does Resumes have different types?
Yes, of course. Resumes have three
types i.e.
- Chronological Resume
- Functional Resume
- Combination Resume
Chronological Resume
Chronological resume greatly
emphasizes on your work experiences and accomplishment. You put your
experiences at the most prominent place, mostly just after your name and
address. Chronological resume asks you to put your experiences in reverse order
i.e. the most recent one should be placed first. Chronological approach is very
common approach and most of managers are familiar with it. It has three key
advantages:- Recruiters completely
understand it and they know where they can find necessary information
- It tells, at once
about your career growth and stability.
- It easily let recruiter know about your productivity
Functional Resume
We
always prominent our key skills and accomplishments in functional resume and
placed them in at eye-catching slot.
The
advantages of functional resumes are
- Recruiters can
easily search what you can do for them without scanning the long list of your
previous experiences
- You can avoid
your employment gaps.
- You can easily De-emphasize your negative career experiences.
Combination
Resume.
You
can also use the combination tool of chronological and functional resume but
it is not very much advisable because it makes your resume lengthy and you may
have repetition in it. It however can be used if you do not sure about your
future plan whether you want to move on same path or you opt to career change. Which Resume Is Best For You?
If you have vast experience in your field and you want to move ahead in same field then you must prepare your resume chronologically
Functional resumes are advisable for fresh graduates and people who want to opt their current career and want to move in different career
Sometimes we are not sure about our future plans and we have no idea whether we will pursue career in same field or we will change the career path. In this case combination resume is recommended
