Combination Resume

Just like the name sounds, a combination resume format is the combined form of a chronological and functional resume format. It includes the best of both of the formats. It gives emphasis both on skills and work experiences. As such, a combination resume is often called a hybrid resume.

What to include in this format

1. Contact Information
2. Skills Summary
3. Additional Skills
4. Work Experiences
5. Education

There is no strict rule to follow the above order. You may put work experiences before skills summary.

How This Format is Different

This resume format makes itself special by including the best aspects of the other formats. It gives equal importance to skills and work experiences, making this format the best option for a wide range of job applicants.

This format makes it easy to identify the skills with sufficient work experience to back them up. It also makes the gaps in employment history less prominent rather than intentionally hiding them. Again, it is sometimes a better choice to use an exciting format rather than always using the conservative one. Basically, this format is great if you have plenty of skills and work experiences, even though you may have inconsistent employment history.

This also means that this format will be longer than the other formats. According to professionals, a resume should be of one page. But, it is bound to take more than a page if you include all your skills and achievements. So, how you strategically manage to put the required ones in the resume to reduce its length by as much possible, will act as your key point in getting shortlisted.

Both recent graduates, as well as highly experienced people, can use this format.

 

Advantages

1. Highlights both skills and work experiences
2. Hides inconsistency in employment
3. Is more flexible

 

Disadvantages

1. Longer than other formats