Resume Styles

Many people leaving high school or college find writing a resume very challenging, as they find it hard to pinpoint what it is about them that is marketable. However,  many people who have been in a career for some time may also find it difficult, as they have done so much in their working life that it is hard to condense everything down into something manageable and easy to understand. Anyone who has had an unconventional career can also find it difficult to put together a resume, as their life has not followed a standard route, which on the surface, most resume formats seem to require.

If you fall into any of these categories - don't worry, the format that you choose for your resume will often help solve these problems.

There are three formats widely used today: Chronological, Functional and a mixture of the two termed The Performance Resume.