Example Functional Resume

Functional Resume
A functional resume organizes information under functional headings that highlight your major areas of accomplishment or strength. Experiences and skills are organized to support your objective. Some interesting parts of a functional resume are that you are not limited by dates, titles and work history are de-emphasized. This format allows you to draw on all of your areas of experience (employment, volunteer, or college) to describe your skills.
This format is most useful when you want to enter a different career field or illustrate your transferable skills. Although the functional resume takes more time and thought to prepare, it may be more effective than the chronological format if your work experiences have been limited or you wish to focus on special skills and abilities.

Unfortunately, many hiring authorities don't like this format, as it is generally believed that the functional resume is used to hide some deficiency in your career history. Despite this, the functional format can be very effective when:

1. Most of your achievements and accomplishments occurred in a past position.
2. You have recently graduated from high school or college.
3. You have been out of the job market for some time and are trying to re-enter.
4. You are an older worker and want to de-emphasize age.
5. You have held a variety of unconnected positions.
6. You are changing career tracks.
7. You are returning to a previous line of work.