This is
the traditional format of a resume. It gives clear
and unambiguous information about the job
titles, the dates (beginning and
end) and places of employment. Under each of the major
job headings you can expand your accomplishments.
You have to be careful that you maintaining the relevance
these have to the job you apply for.
Submitting
a resume in chronological format is appropriate,
when some of the following is the case:
You are looking
for a jobin the industry,
sector or field, you are presently
working
You have a coherent
and continuos work history without any
unexplainable gaps.
Your current
position or the recent work history is, where you
achieved something and where you see
your future career.
Chronological Resume: An Example
The
chronological resume is the preferred format by
recruiters and employers. It is especially
good for job seekers who
have
a coherent (without
"unexplainable gaps") job
history and
who
wish to make a vertical or
horizontal career move.
John
TumbleweedIII
113 Sun Street
Cloudville GA 30333
Phone: (404)333-1111
Email: jtumble@yahoo.net
Objective
The Job you apply
for
Qualification
Summary
The specific
experience you can offer in the field of
the job your are applying for.
A summary of
your relevant accomplishments
Work (or
Professional) Experience
20xx-Present
Job Title -
Company Name - City - State
-
a
responsibility in your current or
last job that you accomplished
very well and that indicates your
ability for the job you apply
for.
-
a job
problem where you provided the
major input for the solution
-
another
instance of having accomplished
your responsibility well and with
a visible or noticeable impact on
the company or department.
-
awards and
recommendations for job
performance that support in some
ways the job objective you stated
19xx-20xx
Job Title -
Company Name - City - State
-
a specific
project or task you accomplished
that will show and support the
qualities required in your new
job
-
make some
reference to the wider experience
that makes you qualified for the
new job
-
quantifiable
instances that show how good you
are at your work
19xx-19xx
Job Title -
Company Name - City - State
-
an action
or event that shows the
prospective employer what you
will bring to his company.
-
an event
that shows your superior skill in
a task that will be valuable to
your potential employer
Education
(and Languages - if any)
19xx
Your highest
Degree, Major (subject) - University,
City, State
19xx
Your next lower
Degree
19xx
Professional
Training (if any)
Write your resume on plain white
paper without any fancy embellishments. Use an
easy to read font such as Ariel, Helvetica,
Times Roman, Verdana.
Some
further points to the above resume outline
Note above, the further you go back
in your job history, the fewer points are made about your
job achievements. Keep your resume that way,
because employers are not interested in your achievements
ten years ago, however brilliant they were.
Objective or Job Objective:
You should in one short sentence write the job title you
apply for and what you hope to achieve, as a goal,
in that job. Don't make it too elaborate and be
careful not to overstate your potential impact on the
organization you are intending to join.
Qualification Summary: Give
a short overall summary of what you bring to the job.
But, make it specific!
Work Experience: You can
also call that Professional Experience
Job Title, Company Name, City,
State: Those are the minimum details you will
have to give on any job you had in the past. There is a
"school of thought", that maintains you should
also give Reporting to: (with the Job
Title of the Person your reported to). That would be
logical, since the reader of your resume, can then place
you into the job hierarchy (the level), or the
organizational structure of your former employer. Some
people also like an item called Responsibilities:
A very short outline of the things, which were clearly
your responsibility in your former job. If
you select this option, the individual job description
would look like that:
Work (or Professional)
Experience
20xx-Present
Job Title -
Company Name - City - State Reporting to: Job
Title
Responsibilities: Name your main
responsibilities
-
a
responsibility in your current or
last job that you accomplished
very well and that indicates your
ability for the job you apply
for.
-
a job
problem where you provided the
major input for the solution
-
another
instance of having accomplished
your responsibility well and with
a visible or noticeable impact on
the company or department.
-
awards and
recommendations for job
performance that support in some
ways the job objective you stated
There are different trends and
ideas about the way you present the job content of your
previous work. Some people and resume writers think you
should "load" your resume with achievements
and the results of the direct impact you had on your
former company.That might all be okay, if you
had a job, where the results of your work could be
measured directly, for instance in accounts receivable,
as warehouse manager, or in customer service as a key
account manager, etc.. But if you were the bank teller or
the receptionist or had a staff position as a financial
analyst, the impact you had, if any, is far more
difficult to estimate. You maybe make up things and
"force past event" that then produce
"achievements".
But you should remember, human
resources managers are not fools, and they see
and read hundreds of resumes. Another resume with
"achievements" that are really
"fluff" will not impress them.
Education and Training
(including Languages): Some resume writers think that you
should only mention the subject of your degree if it is
relevant to the job you apply. Others think, education
has its own value and should always be shown. Only
mention GPA's (Grade Point Averages) or
that you were "number one in a class of 285",
if this is your first job after undergraduate college or
graduate school.
Languages should be shown,
though, if they are not required in the job minimize the
information to some statement like Spanish
- fluent spoken and written, without further details.
Desperate times, and in terms of
employment we are in those, sometimes ask for
desperate measures. Setting yourself apart from the rest,
is a good thing and may bring results. But, think
hard, when you write the content of your individual jobs,
your personal achievements and the effect they had on the
fortunes of your former employer, within the
realms of reality!
Remember your Goal
Your resume is the first step and,
at the same time, the key to getting an interview.
It needs to be the best you can produce and show you in
the most appropriate light for the job you apply to. Make
sure your content is relevant to the job
description for the job you apply to and has
accurate information about yourself!
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