Question:
Is there a preferred format for resumes? Is there an order in
which most employers find the information most effectively?
Resume writing seems to be an art form the success of which is
based around t e (sometimes inscrutable) preferences of the
reader.
Answer:
-This probably varies depending on occupation. For most technical jobs,
however, employers usually consider your employment history to be the
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I tend to disagree with you. I've been working with a couple of recruiters
lately, and all of them have told me that they are reformatting my resume.
The computer market, at least, seems to prefer a "technical" resume, which
lists your areas of knowledge (hardware, software, OSes, etc), a listing of
your jobs (not much detail needed here, except company, address, title,
superior, pay rate), and your education, over the more traditional
job-based resume.
-A "functional resume" is a common trick to hide a lack of real
experience. I think that most employers know about it and will always
give preferance to people showing real experience on real projects. I
agree that some sort of functional summary is useful, but it's no
substitute for putting some technical meat in your job history section.
-I tend to disagree with you. I've been working with a couple of recruiters
lately, and all of them have told me that they are reformatting my resume.
The computer market, at least, seems to prefer a "technical" resume, which
lists your areas of knowledge (hardware, software, OSes, etc), a listing of
your jobs (not much detail needed here, except company, address, title,
superior, pay rate), and your education, over the more traditional
job-based resume.
