As you learned in this project, you can choose to create a chronological resume or a functional…

As you learned in this project, you can choose to create a
chronological resume or a functional resume. In a functional resume, you
organize your qualifications and experience in terms of categories, and then
specify accomplishments under each category. For example, you could use
Communications as a category under which you enter two bullets: Wrote and
produced the bi-annual newsletter for a local community-housing group and
managed the telephone contact tree for parents at the community playschool.
Functional resumes are particularly useful for people who have been out of the
work

As you learned in this project, you can choose to create a
chronological resume or a functional resume. In a functional resume, you
organize your qualifications and experience in terms of categories, and then
specify accomplishments under each category. For example, you could use
Communications as a category under which you enter two bullets: Wrote and
produced the bi-annual newsletter for a local community-housing group and
managed the telephone contact tree for parents at the community playschool.
Functional resumes are particularly useful for people who have been out of the
work force for several years or who are making a career change and want to
highlight their achievements rather than provide an historical overview of
their work experience. The Internet is an excellent resource for finding out
more information about how to put together a functional resume, and for viewing
sample functional resumes. To complete this case study, you find examples of
functional resumes on the Internet and then you create your own functional
resume.

1. Open your Web browser, and then go to the search engine
of your choice (for example, www.google.com or www.msn.com). 2. Use keywords
such as functional resume samples to find sample functional resumes that you
can refer to as you create your own functional resume. Try to find sample
resumes for people with similar qualifications and experience to your own. For
example, if you have a background in marketing, look for functional resumes
marketing. 3. Open a new document in Word, and then save it as My Functional
Resume. 4. Using the sample resumes you find online and the sample shown in
Figure 13-13, create your own functional resume. You will need to determine the
categories to use for the Achievements section. Note that you can also call the
section Career Highlights, Skill and Abilities, or some other title. Check out
a variety of sample functional resumes for ideas. 5. Format the resume
attractively to fit on one page. Adjust line and paragraph spacing as needed,
and set right tabs for the dates. Format the major headings in the resume with
the Heading 1 style. Modify the Heading 1 style to use the paragraph spacing,
font style, and effects you prefer. You can choose to include a border line
below the heading if you wish. 6. Check the spelling and grammar, print a copy,
then save and close the document.