Sample Resume for a Job in Marketing / Sales with a Sporting Goods Retailer This job seeker moved from one company to another, which makes him look like a job hopper, when, in fact, it was his whole sales team that moved from one employer to another. Notice how he presented his many short-term jobs,...more »
Functional Resume Examples
The following sample resumes all use the functional format. Click on the job title to see the whole resume.
Management, Marketing Communications
Sample Resume for a job in Management, Marketing Communications This resume is for someone who is an achiever in his field with a few obstacles to overcome when convincing an employer to hire him. Notice that the most recent entry in his Work History hides the fact that he was actually unemployed while doing several...more »
Posted in Marketing, Media Creative, Writer Also tagged Age Discrimination, Concurrent Jobs, Employment Gap, Unemployed Now Comments closed
International Human Resources
Sample Resume for a job in International Human Resources This job seeker worked his way through college. So that he doesn't appear to be a job hopper, he listed several of his short-term jobs under a subcategory, "Mostly Concurrent with Education." With this resume he plans to make a career change. Functional resume. Plain Text...more »
Employee Training, Focus on Team Building
Sample Resume for a job in Employee Training with a Focus on Team Building This resume lists promotions in the Work History section and uses subheadings in the Professional Experience section to explain where achievements took place. Notice that the job seeker did not place dates in the Education section so as to hide his...more »
Automotive Service Manager/ Director
Sample Resume for a Job as Automotive Service Manager / Director This resume begins on a confident note with a professional title near the top. Just under the "Relevant Accomplishments" heading, the job seeker gave the name of the employer where all the accomplishments took place. This technique allowed him to take the spotlight off...more »
Posted in Executive Management Also tagged Age Discrimination, Job Objective Alternative, Promotions, Unemployed Now Comments closed
Government Affairs Director
Sample Resume for a Job as Government Affairs Director To downplay this job seeker's age, he tucked his graduation date between the college degree and the university on each line in his Education section. Functional resume, Plain Text version of this resume for posting online. This resume was created using a resume template from Susan...more »
Executive Director for Performing Arts for Children
Sample Resume for a Job as Nonprofit Executive Director in a Performing Arts for Children Organization This resume artfully presents the job seeker's professional expertise and personal interests to support his job objective. Despite being currently unemployed/self-employed, and having a gap in employment due to education, he is clearly a qualified job candidate. Functional resume....more »
Posted in Executive Management, Media Creative Also tagged Employment Gap, Self-Employed, Unemployed Now Comments closed
Librarian in an Academic Setting
Sample Resume for a Job as Librarian in an Academic Setting with Special Interest in the Arts and Humanities This librarian is currently unemployed because she is re-entering the workforce after several years as a full-time parent. She highlighted her MLS degree by placing the Education section near the top of page one, and avoided...more »
Posted in Education Administration Also tagged Age Discrimination, Re-Entering Workforce, Unemployed Now Comments closed
Management Coach/ Management Consultant
Sample Resume for a Job as Management Coach / Management Consultant This job seeker used a very confident introduction by writing a professional title at the top of her resume instead of the traditional job objective statement. Not until we get to page two do we get a hint that she is currently unemployed and...more »
Posted in Consulting, Teacher Also tagged Employment Gap, Job Objective Alternative, Unemployed Now Comments closed
Geriatric Consultant
Sample Resume for a Job as Geriatric Consultant specializing in Program Management, Training & Staff Development, and Client Relations This resume uses a professional title near the top of page one instead of a job objective statement, which works well for this professional, who is staying in his career of many years. By not putting...more »
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