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Functional Resume - The functional resume is a resume that puts an emphasis on skills, accomplishments. The functional resume doesn't emphasis work experience or work history.

The functional resume is good for people that:

1. Don't have the greatest work history.
2. Anyone is just entering the job market.
3. Anyone that wants to emphasis his/her skills.
4. Anyone that wants to emphasis accomplishments or awards.
5. Anyone that is reentering the work force, or making a career change.

Quote:

It was never easy to look into the future, but it is possible and we should not miss our chance." --Andrei Linde

Resumes & Cover Letter

• What is a Resume?
• Types of Resumes
• Functional Resume
• Chronological Resume
• Chronological Resume Format
• Combination Resume
• Resume Tips
• Action Words for Resumes
• Resume's Contact Information
• Resume's Objective Statement
• Resume's Educational Information
• Resume Education Placement
• What is a cover letter?
• What should be included in a cover letter?
• Cover Letter Tips
• Types of Cover Letters

Vocabulary Word:

Noun

aboulia

1. absence of will-power or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness

   • 1969: He felt without volition, plunged into a state of aboulia. 

    John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman