- A chronological resume lists jobs in the order you held the positions. This type of resume usually begins with a summary of your education. List the schools you graduated from,any awards or honors you received while in school and extracurricular activities that are relevant for the job. After education, list your jobs in chronological order, from the newest job (the one you have now or recently had) going down to the oldest. List your job title, company name, the dates you worked for the company and any relevant information about your duties at that job. If education isn't relevant for the job you are seeking, you can move that to the bottom and start with work history.
- A skill-based resume emphasizes your specific skills instead of your job history. Again, you can begin by listing your education if relevant. Focus on the skills you acquired in school, such as listening skills from a communications class or business skills from a marketing class. Then, list each relevant skill that you have as a "subheading," much the way you would list each employer's name on a chronological resume. Below that skill, give concrete examples of where you have acquired it and how you demonstrated it. For example, if you learned to deal with customers at your previous job, the skill listed in bold would state: "Excellent Customer Service Skills" and below it, you would include "Answered phones and resolved complaints from customers at MyCompany."
- Choosing the best outline depends on your personal background. If you have a solid employment history and have held many professional positions, the chronological outline format may be best for you because it highlights experience. If you have less experience or have a large gap in your employment history, a skill-based resume may be better because it highlights what you can do rather than what you have done.
- Regardless of which format you choose, the resume should be approximately one page long with easy-to-read font. Don't make the font too small or too large, and don't inundate an employer with pages of information he doesn't want to read. Use industry-specific language and lingo where possible to describe your duties, and provide concrete information so an employer can understand why they should hire you. Finally, ensure your resume is free of spelling or grammatical errors.
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