Formatting a resume is tricky, but don't let it perplex you too much. Use the format that best fits your career goals and aspirations.

Formatting a resume is tricky, but don't let it perplex you too much. Use the format that best fits your career goals and aspirations.

These days, it's easy to discount design and formatting. After all, much of the time you're probably uploading your resume to an online application system anyway. Formatting is often stripped and ...

Functional Format. If you have a minimal work history, gaps in employment or have frequently jumped around to different jobs types, this might be the right layout for you.

This format is ideal if you are applying for work in a conservative industry in which you have self-employed experience, such as engineering, architecture, financial services or law.

Functional resumes should only be used in circumstances where you have little chance of getting past the screening process using a traditional, chronological format. These situations could include ...

Job seekers are often too quick to think that when a chronological resume isn’t effective, it must mean it has to be organized functionally.