Combination Résumé

Skills

For this section, look for keywords that may help get the employer's attention and get your résumé past automatic filters. These can include skills the employer lists as required or desired. You should list both hard (technical) skills as well as soft (interpersonal) skills.

Combination Résumé

This résumé format emphasizes both skills and accomplishments, and recent work history.

Extracurriculars

This section focuses on extracurricular activities, such as leadership positions, volunteer opportunities, or club participation.

Awards

This section is for special awards and recognition attained in high school or college. Perfect or exemplary attendance is an example of something worth mentioning.

Summary

This section needs to include a brief summary that quickly promotes your most relevant skills and experiences.

Professional History (or Employment History)

This section should help support your skills section. For example, if you're currently working an entry-level position in sales, your skills section might include soft skills such as "collaboration" and "communication", and hard skills such as "SalesForce" and "data analytics tools." Your professional experience can elaborate on how these skills were learned and used to help employers get a better idea of your work habits and strengths.

Educational History

This section varies in importance based on your experiences. If you're still in high school, you may want to just include special classes and projected graduation date, or just have an awards and extracurricular activities section.

Name and Contact Information

Use your current phone number and email address for this section. Optional information includes listing your mailing address and links to online portfolios, which may be beneficial depending on the industry you're applying at.

The reasons to create a chronological résumé.

You: are an early career professional with 1-3 years of job experience; are a recent college or high school graduate with minimal work experience; or are changing careers or industries have worked with only a few employers, but have a consistent work history; and have little to no gaps in your work history.