The document discusses different types of resumes and how to effectively market yourself to potential employers. It outlines the purpose of a resume as summarizing your employability and being a self-marketing tool tailored to your career goals. The resume is also described as the first impression an employer has of a job applicant. The document then explains the differences between a functional resume, which highlights skills for a specific job objective, and a chronological resume, which lists all work history in reverse chronological order from most recent position to oldest.

1. Resume
The resume helps you get the job
you are after

2. Effective Resume
• Summarizes your employability at a glance
• Professional Resume
– A self marketing tool tailored to your career
objectives
– It is the first link between you and the potential
employee
– Strongest points, gives you full credit for your
achievements

3. Resume Format
• Functional Resume is selective and only
highlights those skills pertinent to your job
objective

4. Chronological Resume
• Is used to combine all your experience and
employment history simply written in order
by date starting with the most recent
position and working backwards

5. How are they in common
• They follow the same basic information

6. How are the different
• How the information is presented

7. High School and Resume