• highlights skills and experiences in specific areas
• may or may not include a work history.
• can be very effective for:
  • individuals re-entering afer a work gap.
  • individuals who have or will be changing careers.
  • individuals who have remained in the same or similiar positions for a long period and responsibilities listed chronologically are repetetive.

• Skills and Experience in Specific Areas
  • categorize skills and experience--categories may include administration, marketing and management.
• Personal Information
  • contains name, campus address (if necessary) with zip code, area code and telephone number(s).
• Career or Job Objective (optional)
  • brief statement describing exactly what you want to do.
  • utilized when objectives are very specific.
  • with broad goals or consideration of unrelated jobs, a career objective can be stated in a cover letter.
• Education
  • list in reverse chronological order schols attended, locations, dates of attendance or graduation date, degree, and major/minor.
• Work Experience (optional)
  • list inreverse chronological order name and location of previous employer, job title, and responsibilities.
  • briefly summarize acquired skills--use action verbs.
  • section can also be entiled "Experience," "Employment," or "Career Related Experience."
  • "Career Related Experience" and "Experience" can be seperate headings.
• Extracurricular Activities
  • usually presented in list form
  • do not abbreviate names of clubs or organizations
  • can also be titled "Awards and Honors," "Prefessional Affiliations," "Community Activities," "Hobbies and Interest," etc.
  • include offices heldm leadership positions.
• Personal Items (optional)
  • be aware of the legalities of employment inquiries amd prepare resume as desired.
• Futher Information
  • Indicate where potential employers can learn more about you.

Resume Do's:

• Select the type of outline form that is most appropriate for the amount of information to be included.
• Use 8 1/2 x 11 inch high quality light colored paper.
• Have the resume professionally printed.
• Use brief, descriptive phrases rather than full sentences.
• Attend resume writing workshops and review resume writing publications, avilable in the Career Resource Library.
• Include all experience but allocate more space to your work experience that reflects your objectives.

Resume Don'ts:

• Do not use first person singular (I, me, my, mine).
• Do not fabricate facts.
• Do not print your resume until you have someone to proofread it for errors.
• Do not hurry while writing your resume--give yourself time to reflect, review, and revise.
• Do not include any information from high school.

Example Functional Resumes

• Example #1
• Example #2