Chronological Resume Examples
The chronological resume format is the most common and easiest to write. Below is a chronological resume example to help get you going. It is very important to remember while putting together your resume to highlight skills that relate to the position your are applying for. It is always best to have multiple resumes that highlight different skills. Do not get in the habit of playing the "numbers" game when applying for positions. Although you want to get your resume out to as many people as possible you still want to make sure that you are showing the skills that are most applicable to the position that will get you the interview.
This format is not the best for everyone. If you have held many jobs for short periods, a chronological resume makes it appear that you job hop and aren't very dedicated to your employers. You should only use the chronological resume format if you are a job seeker that fits within the criteria below. If you do not match up well with these three bullets you want to look at other formats before sending out your resume.
Do you have a good amount of work experience in the field you are applying to?
Do you have no significant gaps in your work history?
Do you have a very obvious and apparent thread to your career history?
If you can answer "yes" to these three questions you should use the chronological resume examples below.
Chronological Resume Example #1
| Your Full Name |
| [Address, City, State, Zip] • [Phone #] • [Email Address] |
Objective
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(Providing an objective within this chronological resume example is considered best practices. if you speak to 100 head hunters, 50 will say it is important and 50 will say it isn't. I included it in this chronological resume example because it doesn't hurt anything.)
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Experience
(Always start with your current or most recent job)
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Most Recent Job Title
Most Recent Company Name, City, State
From Date to Date
Brief Description of the position you are/where in and responsibilities
- responsibility of position
- responsibility of position
- responsibility of position
(I included only three lines in this chronological resume example for job responsibilities. You can use as many as you want as long as they are relevant to the position you are applying for.)
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(You can list as many positions as you like as long as they are relevant to the position you are applying for. Always try to stick with a one page resume if possible. List your most recent or current position, then the second most recent then third most recent and so on.)
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Education: Degree Earned, Credit Hours Completed Toward Degree, or High-School Grade Completed.
(If Education is your most important asset, on your chronological resume you should move it before the Experience. Also listing that you graduated high school is a complete waste of space and is not going to impress anyone. Especially if you received a GED. If the highest you ever went was graduating high school I would recommend to just omit this section.)
School Name, City, State
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[Award, accomplishment, curricular activity, minor, advanced-degree credit hours completed, etc.]
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[Award, accomplishment, curricular activity, minor, advanced-degree credit hours completed, etc.]
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Other Accomplishments and Skills
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(This is a completely optional section of the resume that is good to include anything else you may think will be impressive to the potential employer such as military experience, special skills, interests, or whatever you think is important. If it’s very important, move this section up higher in your resume. Otherwise, delete this section from the chronological resume example.)
- Optional 1
- Optional 2
- Optional 3
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| References |
References available on request (That is all you need to say.) |
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