How to Make a Resume/CV?

Résumé is an advertisement about you, and it should highlight how your skills, experience, and achievements match to the requirements of the job you want to get. Here's how to choose the right format for the job and create a winning résumé.
Choose a format. How you lay out the information in your résumé should depend on the job you want. Here are three different types. More information on each type is available in order further down the page.

Chronological résumé. The focus in this format is on experience. A chronological résumé is best for those who have mostly worked in the same field and can show a steady progression up the ladder, with each job being a step-up from the last. For example, someone who has worked as a receptionist, then as a legal secretary, and now as a paralegal may want to use a chronological résumé.
Functional résumé. The focus of this type of résumé is skills and experience, not job history. A functional résumé is best suited for those who cannot show a steady career progression. This type of résumé is designed to highlight specific skills rather than job titles. For example, a functional résumé is best for people who have changed jobs frequently, or who have gaps in their work history. A mother who took time off to raise a family would likely benefit from a functional résumé. A photographer who has won awards for their photographs, but who has only had one job working as a photographer would also benefit from the format of a functional résumé.
Combination résumé. A combination résumé is best for those who have specific skills and wish to highlight how they were acquired. If you’ve developed a special skill set from a wide variety of activities, and an evolving work history where you acquired them, a combination résumé is likely the best style of résumé for you.
Make it look professional. Use a classical, clean look for your résumé, and proofread it several times. More information is available in the "Formatting Your Résumé" section below.
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Compare your résumé against samples. Near the bottom of the page, you'll find thumbnails of sample résumés. Click them to enlarge, and see how your résumé stacks up.

Chronological Résumé

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List your employment history. Your jobs should be listed in order with the most recent one first.
- Include the name of the company, the city in which the company is located, your title, your duties and responsibilities, and the dates of employment for each employer.
- Under each job description include a bold heading, which reads “major accomplishment” or “achievements”, and list two or three achievements or a major accomplishment for that position. For instance, you could list ways you saved the company money, made the office run more efficiently, or brought in new clients or customers. For example, you could include information on how you, “implemented a new filing system that saved $1.50 per client in supply and labor costs.”
Provide information on your education.
- If you attended more than one college, university, or training program, list the most recent one first.
- For each institution, include the name, city and state, and the degree or certificate you received.
- If you had a cumulative grade point average (“GPA”) of 3.5 or better, list it as well.
- If you did not attend college or trade school, do not include your high school education; including high school information on your résumé doesn’t look professional.

Add additional sections as needed. Because a résumé is unique to each person, you may want to add additional sections in order to highlight something that makes you stand out as the right candidate for the particular job. For example:
If you have job specific skills, list them in a section titled ‘Special Skills.’
If you are bi-lingual and the job favors those who speak more than one language, list the languages in which you are fluent under “Other Languages”.
If being computer literate is important to perform the job well, create a ‘Computer Skills’ section and list all of the programs, applications, and programming languages you know how to use.

Functional Résumé

Determine whether to list your ‘Education’ or ‘Skills, Awards, and Achievements’ first. Choose whichever best sells you as the best candidate for the job.

If you have a bachelor or graduate degree, you likely want to put your education first.
If you have job specific skills, or a large number of awards, you may want to list those first.
For example, if you don’t have any paid job experience but you just graduated from college, listing your education first will highlight your most impressive accomplishment first.
If, on the other hand, you did have not completed your undergraduate studies yet but you have worked at 2 volunteer jobs and 2 internships, listing those accomplishments first will showcase how industrious you are.
Provide details of your education. Regardless of whether you list your education first or second, it’s important to give recruiters details of what you studied.
If you attended more than one college, university, or training program, list them with the most recent one first.
For each institution, include the name, city and state, and the degree or certificate you received.
If you had a cumulative grade point average (“GPA”) of 3.5 or better, list it as well.
If you did not attend college or trade school, do not include your high school education; including high school information on your résumé doesn’t look professional.

Decide how to present your skills, awards, and achievements. You may divide these into three individual sections in your functional résumé, or you can consolidate the information into one section.

Label each section something like “Special Skills,” “Awards & Achievements,” or “Major Achievements.”
This section, or these sections, could be presented as a list of the skills you have that are related to the particular job, a bullet point list of awards, a chronological description of your achievements, or some combination of the three.

List your employment history. Since this isn’t the strongest part of your résumé, you’ll want to list it at the end so that the recruiter reads through your more impressive accomplishments first.

You should include sub-headings for the type of experience each job provided you with, such as “Management Experience,” “Legal Experience,” or “Financial Experience.”
For each job, be sure to include the name of the company, the city in which the company is located, your title, your duties and responsibilities, and the dates of employment for each employer.
Optionally, under each job description you can include a bold heading, which reads “Major Accomplishment” or “Achievements,” and list two or three achievements or a major accomplishment for that position.
You may want to outline how you took the initiative to make the office run more efficiently by, “establishing office procedures to improve workflow and reduce paper costs.”