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Chapter 13

A Chronological

Hybrid That

Adds Up

In This Chapter

➤ When to use a chronological hybrid resume
➤ Where to add skill subheadings
➤ How to bring out the dynamism of a lengthy career

➤ How to create your own chronological hybrid resume

You’re stuck! You’ve considered the chronological and functional resume formats, but nei-
ther one is quite right for your situation. Here’s an idea: Combine the benefits of both for-
mats to develop a hybrid. Creating a hybrid resume is kind of like borrowing from two
recipes to come up with a wonderful new entré. In this chapter, I’ll explain how to put
together a resume that is a chronological hybrid. Then, in Chapter 14, “A Functional Hybrid
That Makes Sense,” I’ll show you how to create a functional hybrid.

It’s Got Structure

Let’s say your career transition fits the criteria for using a chronological resume (see Chapter
4, “Chronologically Speaking”), but you want to highlight your transferable skills the way a
functional resume would. You could start with the chronological structure and then add
skill subheadings under the job titles in your Professional Experience section. To see this
hybrid in action, take a look at the following template, which represents a chronological
hybrid resume.
At first glance, the chronological hybrid looks like the traditional chronological format
because the job seeker’s achievements are presented as part of the work history in the body
of the resume. The difference is that the achievement statements under each job heading
are listed under skill subheadings.