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Knowing when to use the functional hybrid
Check out Dennis Beauregard's resume. He wanted to use the functional format because he was transferring his skills from the legal field to the public service arena. Because he was applying to a conservative organization (the Chicago Police Department), he created a functional hybrid resume. By using company names as subheadings under his skill head- ings, his resume looked enough like a chronological resume to gain his potential employer's respect.
Don't assume that the employer will spend a lot of time figuring out what happened where on your resume. If it's not immediately clear, the employer may give up and throw your resume in the trash.
Bonus Check
Telling the reader where an achievement took place increases the credibility of your resume. If your resume has many achievements within a skill heading, avoid repeating the same company name over and over. An efficient way to handle the "where" of your achievements is to list them together under a subheading of the company name. After you create company subheadings under your skill headings, prioritize your subheadings so the most relevant one comes first.
Red Flags Down
Some employers don't like functional resumes. They worry that a job seeker who uses one is trying to hide something, and if they're not careful, they'll end up with a problem employee on their hands. Red flags on a resume might include the following:
- Unexplained gaps in employment, which could indicate instability due to personal problems
- A hard-to-follow presentation, which could be an attempt to hide something in the applicant's past
- An inappropriately long resume, which could mean the job seeker is unorganized
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