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Step
4
Functional
Resume
You now have your career plan,
educational plan and work experience plan. The next step is to create
a resume. There are two types of basic resumes: functional and sequential.
The functional resume is designed for professionals just starting their
career of for those who are changing their careers. The sequential
resume is designed for professionals that have been in the industry for
four or five years and want to demonstrate their progress and readiness
for the next step.
You should look at a functional
resume to see what it looks like. The resume has six (6) sections to
it. They are:
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Career objective: this
section should be specific so that the employer can match your request
to an opening.
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Education: this section
should list instutions from which you have graduated, or are about to graduate.
A special section is created for you to list major subjects that support
your job request.
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Experience: This section
should list those work experiences that support your job request in some
way.
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Special skills: This
section is a place to list those operational skills you have obtainted
so far in your professional career, that apply to your job request.
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References: usually it
is not a good idea to list references untill the employer shows an interest
in you, unless you have been requested to apply for a specific job.
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Availability: This section
lets the employer know when you are available for employment in their organization.
Be sure to look at 4
Top Resume Blunders to help you avoid the some fatal mistakes.
You may download a template
of this resume.
The functional resume should be able to be contained on one page.
Assignment
Evaluation:
Each
of the five sections in this chapter will be evaluated on the following
criteria:
Thoroughness
with the assignment, Use appropriate organization and writing skills, Communicating
an in-depth understanding of the assignment, The ability to bring new or
updated information to the assignment.
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