The resume is essential for getting a job as it summarizes your qualifications and experience at a glance. An effective resume is professional, built from carefully chosen dates, and focuses the interviewer as the first impression. Both the functional and chronological resume provide the same basic information like name, dates, and employment history, but differ in how the information is presented, with the chronological being well-organized and in date order. The formatting should be correct, neat, well-structured, and organized to be easily scanned without mistakes.