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LANDING JOBS AT FOREIGN-AFFILIATED FIRMS
Right resume can make it or break it
Second in a series
By ROCHELLE KOPP
Reverse chronological resume
The reverse chronological resume is the traditional style of resume. It lists professional experience chronologically, starting with the most recent position. Most resumes are written in this format, and it is the one most employers expect to see. You would likely want to use this type of resume if:
You have professional experience in the field of interest.
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You've held impressive job titles, and/or have worked for famous companies.
With the chronological resume, the experience section is the focus and each job is described in some detail. This structure is primarily used when one is applying for a job or position in the same type of work, the same profession, particularly in very conservative fields.
One advantage of this type of resume is that it appeals to older, more traditional readers and/or those in very conservative fields.
It makes it easy to understand what you did in what job and will highlight names of former employers, which is important if the employers are well-known.
The disadvantage of this format is that it is much more difficult to highlight your strengths, what you do best.
This format is rarely appropriate for someone making a career change.
Functional Resume
The functional resume emphasizes experience acquired through various job responsibilities, and de-emphasizes the finer points of just where that experience was gained and/or the dates of employment.
Keep in mind that many employers still view this style skeptically, and since employers are used to seeing reverse chronological resumes, make sure you have a definite reason for selecting a functional resume format.
The following people might benefit from using a functional resume format:
"Older workers," since it minimizes dates.
"Career changers," since it outlines transferable work skills.
Recent graduates who don't have a lot of professional experience in their field, but do have relevant course work or training.
"Returning employees" after an absence from the workforce, since it minimizes dates.
You want to emphasize skills you possess that haven't been used in recent work experiences.
The functional resume allows you to display a more obvious match between your skills, knowledge, and experience, and those required of the available position or field of interest.
Since it highlights your major skills and accomplishments from the very beginning of the resume, the reader can clearly see what the applicant is capable. He or she needn't read through the job descriptions to determine this.
This resume helps target a new direction or field, by highlighting past jobs by key skills and qualifications to show you will likely be successful in a new area. Actual company names and positions take a back seat, with no description under each.
Rochelle Kopp is an authority on cross-cultural communication in the business environment. She is the managing principal of Japan Intercultural Consulting, a U.S.-based firm with branches in Japan and Europe offering cross-cultural training to both Japanese and non-Japanese organizations.
