when entering the job market for the first time
A functional resume steers away from showing a complete work history, due to gaps. A functional resume will focus more on skills and experience.
A well organized, functional resume is important in obtaining a job. Templates for resume could be found online or on Microsoft websites.
Functional resume is used mostly when you have little work experience or you want to change your field.
A functional resume or a skills based resume is useful in two main circumstances. Firstly where you are trying to move from one function to another eg HR to Sales. Secondly where you have worked in one industry for a long time and want to move to a different sector eg retail to financial services. In a functional resume you focus on your skills and achievements rather than listing each job you have had in reverse chronological order. In the links below I have put a link to a free guide on when to use a functional resume
Functional Resume is used when the student has gap or break in their career or if anyone wants to change her/his jobs.
A functional summary in a resume consists of skills and achievements. It allows thorough description of qualification than simply listing work history.
a functional resume
A resume that highlights the applicant's skills by combining aspects of both the chronological resume and the functional resume.
Chronological, Functional, Combination, and Targeted. :)
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Functional
a combination resume that highlights the applicant's skills by combining aspects of both the chronological resume and the functional resume.