Functional Resume: What It is and When to Go for It
You know the drill: a great resume should detail your “marketable” skills, work experience, and accomplishments. That’s not new information. What many people don’t know is that they can choose how that information is presented. Yes! You have the power to format your resume in a way that paints you in the best light. And for some applicants, going for a functional resume may be a better option.
What is a Functional Resume?
A functional resume (also known as a skills-based resume) emphasizes your core competencies and skills, instead of how you’ve acquired these. Instead of presenting your jobs in the order of recency, you make a list of different categories of relevant skills, followed by an abbreviated work history that ties directly to your skillset, and a summary of your Education and professional training.
The above may sound ‘controversial’, since chronological resumes are the go-to for most applicants. But traditional recruitment is progressively giving way to skills-based hiring, driven by candidates’ proven competencies. …
