Functional Resume Template
Your Name
Your street address
City, State/Province, ZIP/Postal Code
Phone number (with area code)
Your.email@address.com
EDUCATION Degree: School, Date
Major, Minor
Any other salient information (GPA? thesis?)
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Editorial
- school paper you edited
- experience at the writing centre
- seminar you gave at the high school
Skill
- think of all aspects of your life from which you can draw skills; if you were a homemaker, consider putting that under organizational or leadership rubric
- using a clustered format allows you to choose from disparate areas of your life
- have you volunteered? been to workshops?
Skill
- if you have raised children, you have likely gone to PTA meetings, or similar; these experiences will look good
- make sure that all of the skills you list are going to be relevant to the job you are applying for
Skill
- you can have as many skills as you feel are appropriate
- you can include as many bullets as you would like per skill, but for every skill you should have at least two and preferably three
- place the most important skill at the top of the list
- place the most important example at the top of each smaller list
EXPERIENCE
2002-2004 Project Manager, XYZ Company, Vancouver, BC
1999-2001 Business Analyst, ABC Company, Calgary, AB
1995-1997 Receptionist, Smith & Co, Calgary, AB
AWARDS
Award Name
- why you were awarded the award
Honour
- you could include a choice quote from the award site or ceremony program on why they chose you
SUMMARY
Write your summary statement here. Note that on this resume there is lots of white space. The evidence section is all aligned and neatly organized. Be sure to check out resume details to catch small things, such as keeping your punctuation consistent. Never have a section of your resume run over the page break.
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