dont use a functional resume

dont use a functional resume dont use a functional resume A reader writesIn your 7 Things To Leave Off a Resume article, you mentioned picking between chronological and functional resumes. Can you comment on why hiring managers prefer one over the other?When I apply to jobs that are outside my field, I generally submit a combination functional-chronological resume so the company can landsee how my skills can be transferred to the new field/position but still see my employment history. Do you think this is effective, or am I hurting my chances?It sounds like youre using a chronological resume (one that lists your job history by position, with dates, so that its clear what you were doing when), with the addition of a functional summary. I think thats fine its when someone excludes the chronology altogether that I (and many other hiring managers) see a red flag.For people who dont know, a functional resume just lists skills and abilities, without including a chronological job history. Many hiring managers, me included, hate them.Generally, the first thing I think when I see them is, What is this candidate trying to hide? Thats because people tend to use functional resumes when theyre trying to hide an employment gap, or job-hopping, or outdated skills (because it matters if your Web design experience is from 10 years ago or one year ago), or other things Id rather know about. And if I do remain interested in the candidate, the first thing Im going to do when I talk to them is ask them to walk me through their job history, with dates and its going to annoy me that I have to, and if I have other good candidates I may not even bother.So never use just a functional resume. But what youre talking about chronological plus should be just fine.