A resume provides an overview of professional qualifications including work experience, education, and accomplishments. There are several types of resumes including chronological, functional, combination, and targeted resumes. A chronological resume lists work history in reverse order, while a functional resume focuses on skills over job history. A combination resume includes both skills and work history, and a targeted resume is tailored to each specific job application.

1. RESUME WRITING
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2. What is a Resume?
◦ A resume (or “CV” Curriculum Vitae) is a formal document that provides an overview of your
professional qualifications, including your relevant work experience, skills, education, and notable
accomplishments. Usually paired with a cover letter, a resume helps you demonstrate your abilities
and convince employers you’re qualified and hire able.
◦ On a base level, a resume is made up of the following five parts:
◦ Contact details
◦ Introduction
◦ Educational background
◦ Work history
◦ Relevant skills

3. Significance of writing Resume for
Internship and Recruitment purposes
◦ The resume acts as a bridge between you and the prospective recruiter. Hence the
importance of a resume can never be underestimated. So, to make the first
impression, it is imperative that your resume stands out from the crowd first. It is up to
you how do you want to be remembered by the hiring manager? Since companies do
not have that much amount of time to interview each and every candidate, they
require resumes from candidate to select the best ones to work with them.

4. Significance of writing Resume for
Internship and Recruitment purposes
Resume reaches the recruiter’s table much before than you do
Resume tells about you
To convince that you are the one
To sell your skills
To grab an interview
To Brand Yourself
Quick but lasting first impression
Summarize your career aspiration
To show your achievements

5. Different types of resume
◦ There are several basic types of resumes you can use to apply for job openings. You
can choose to write a chronological, functional, combination, or a targeted resume.
Each resume type is used for different purposes. Therefore, when deciding which type
of resume to use, you have to think about your current employment circumstances.

6. Different types of resume
Basically:
1. Chronological resume
2. Functional resume
3. Combination resume
Alternatively:
1. Targeted resume
2. Infographic resume

7. Chronological Resume
◦ A chronological resume starts by listing your work history, with the most
recent position listed first.
◦ Below your most recent job, you list your other jobs in reverse chronological
order.
◦ Who Should Use It?
◦ A chronological resume is ideal if you have no major gaps between your
previous jobs, consistent progression throughout your career, and a long
record of accomplishments and skills in the industry you’re applying to.

9. Functional Resume
◦ A functional resume is a type of resume designed to focus on your relevant
professional skills rather than your chronological work history.
◦ The defining feature of a functional resume is its expanded “Relevant Skills” section,
which takes up the majority of your resume and replaces a detailed work
experience section.
◦ Additionally, the “Relevant Skills” section of a functional resume groups your
experience under skill categories instead of job titles. Under each category, bullet
points are used to highlight examples of your accomplishments or other ways you’ve
put your skills to work.

10. Functional Resume
◦ Who Should Use It?
◦ A functional resume will likely suit you if you’re:
◦ Changing industries
◦ Someone with sizeable gaps in work history
◦ Freshers

12. Combination Resume
◦ A combination resume mixes the most useful elements of the
chronological and functional resume formats.
◦ It focuses on your skills, as a functional resume does, but also provides
ample space for you to detail your work history — usually in
chronological order.

13. Combination Resume
◦ Who Should Use It?
◦ Compared with the other types of resume formats, a combination
resume is a good choice if you have any of the following to showcase:
◦ Technical skills you’ve developed over a long, specialized career
◦ Transferable skills, with full details of your work history

17. Targeted Resume
◦ A targeted resume is a resume that’s tailored to address the specific needs of each
company you apply to. You can format it as either a functional, combination, or
chronological resume — the key difference is that you specifically target each
detail to the role you’re applying for
◦ To write an effective targeted resume, read through the job posting and look
for any notable skills, job duties, keywords, or requirements that apply to
you. Then, adjust your resume to highlight your most relevant skills and
experience.

18. Targeted Resume
◦ Writing a targeted resume takes longer than other types of resumes, because you
need to research each company and write your resume to meet each job
description’s requirements. However, it’s also the most effective resume you can
write because it makes you look perfect for a specific job.
◦ Who Should Use It?
◦ If your experience and skills match the job description, then you should write a
targeted resume. Because targeted resumes are more likely to get callbacks,
anyone should write one if they have the relevant background.

21. Infographic Resume
◦ Unlike a standard resume, an infographic resume incorporates graphics and other
visual elements to present your professional details in a unique, attention-
grabbing style.
◦ Who Should Use It?
◦ If you’re an aspiring graphic designer, using an infographic resume can be a good way
to showcase your graphic design skills and demonstrate them at the same time. If
you’re looking for a creative resume without all the infographics, a visual resume can
also be a good option.

23. Infographic Resume
◦ However, be careful:
◦ Around 75% of companies use — or plan to use — resume-reading software called
applicant tracking systems (ATS). ATS software scans your resume and decides if it contains
enough resume keywords to make it worth showing to a hiring manager.
◦ Many design elements used on infographic resumes are unreadable to ATS software, and
will result in your application being discarded. Additionally, many companies consider
creative types of resumes like this to be unprofessional.