Which type of résumé is most effective for you personally considering your work history, education, externship/internships, volunteer activity, and so on? Why?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

This response varies by student. Students should be able to give a correct reason for choosing the résumé type that suits them best.
• For a chronological résumé, the reasons given should be that the student/candidate has a long work history with minimal gaps in employment and, possibly, has had job titles that reflect responsibility and other professional assets.
• For a functional résumé, the reasons given should be that the student/candidate possesses specific skills that he or she has applied in several different, possibly unrelated areas of work, and may have choppy intervals of employment or a relatively short amount of work experience.
• For a combination résumé, the reasons given should be that the student/candidate can include experience that has the primary features of both the chronological format and the functional format, that the candidate has both a solid work history to showcase as well as specific skills successfully utilized that he or she wishes to demonstrate.
• For the entry-level résumé, the reasons given should be that the student/candidate who is entering the workforce is doing so with relatively little to no work experience but can still highlight important aspects of his or her education in the field as well as emphasizing the externship experience.