Different Résumé Styles

Selecting the best way to draft a Résumé according to your profession is most important to make your way easy towards success. Accordingly, there are various Résumé making styles to choose from. These include:

Chronological:

This style is the most traditional and includes a listing of the job seeker's work history starting with the most current position and working back in time. 

Functional:

This style incorporates a listing of the job seeker's major areas of experience and/or accomplishments; usually arranged in priority from the most to the least developed.

Alternative:

This style requires that you first study the company/companies you would like to work for to learn what their business objectives and employee needs are and then prepare a business oriented letter describing how you can be of help to them. This style requires more preparation work than the other styles. This style can be used successfully by who want to demonstrate a particular experience or any uniqueness.

Targeted:

Information about work history and major areas of skills and knowledge. The primary difference with a targeted Résumé is that you DO include the title or description of the position you are seeking for. You also list those skills, accomplishments, and relevant work experience which are related or "targeted" to your job objective(s). This Résumé style is recommended when you have the work experience to support your objective(s).

Combination:

A combination style in any Résumé you create using elements of more than one Résumé style. Many Résumés are written in this way, resulting in your personal style. One person may, for example, choose to include a "Capabilities" section and present experiences in the traditional style in priority order. Another person may choose to include two or three "Skills" sections in the functional style and present the position titles, organization names, and dates in the traditional style in chronological order.