BEST TYPE OF CV, RESUME FOR YOUR SUCCESSFUL JOB APPLICATION AND HIRING

Securing a great job or developing a career path after graduation is one thing; preparing yourself to grab such career growth opportunities is another.

One major step in preparing yourself for a career growth or successful job employment is by learning how to construct a standard CV. Interestingly, there are many types of CV or Resume, which you must consider before applying for any kind of job. One great mistake job applicants make is to submit same CV / Resume to all types of job offers they apply for.

Every advertised job or career opportunity has its peculiarities, which you must put into consideration in order to determine the best type of CV / Resume you must prepare for it.

Remember that no hiring manager, employer or interviewer wants to waste time unnecessarily on any job application letter or curriculum vitae CV / Resume.

The more concise, clear, informative but brief your CV or Resume appears, the more grateful your hiring manager, recruiter or employer would be.

As every job qualification is seeking to meet a required standard, you are most likely to be selected for that job if your CV or Resume presents you mostly in that dimension. These job selection qualification needs therefore highlight the different types of CV / Resume, best enough to fit the nature of job you are applying for, or even the job selection process you are going to undergo.

TYPES OF CV (RESUME)1: CHRONOLOGICAL CV/ RESUME

This type of curriculum vitae CV or Resume seeks to present your work experiences as the most highlighted part of the CV, in a chronological format. It begins from the most recent and most relevant work experiences to the least.

Although the Chronological CV / Resume may still contain other features of a standard CV, your work experience section is most pronounced. The Chronological type of CV / Resume is best for or most appropriate for jobs that mostly require work experiences to determine suitability of candidates.

TYPES OF CV (RESUME) 2: FUNCTIONAL CV / RESUME

This type of CV or Resume showcase as most pronounced your acquired skills, abilities, training, academic credentials and qualifications etc. The Functional type of CV or Resume is most appropriate for job qualifications that are interested in what you can do. Your practical knowledge is of high essence in any job, which you must consider constructing a standard CV in a functional type manner for application.

TYPES OF CV (RESUME) 3: COMBINATION CV / RESUME

This type of curriculum vitae combines the features of both the Chronological and the Functional types of CV / Resume. As explained earlier, the Combination CV type seeks to announce the skills, abilities, strengths, training, qualifications and work experiences of the job seeker. However, your Combination CV / Resume must not appear over crowded to the eyes, must be concise and straight to the point. Arranging a Combination type of CV or Resume usually entails bulletin or numbering your facts, while categorizing them in sections as shown in the article - How to write a standard CV. The popular job or career opportunity that requires this type of CV / Resume is the Job applications into the Federal Civil Service of Nigeria.

TYPES OF CV (RESUME) 4: INFO GRAPHIC CV / RESUME

Highly technical jobs or advanced career opportunity exposures most times utilize this type of CV / Resume. The Info graphic CV or Info-graphic Resume is the type of CV which uses graphs, charts, colors, contours and keys to represent information on a job seeker's information. To a trained hiring manager, recruiter, employer or interviewer, the entire information about a job-seeking candidate is fully interpreted and understood at a glance. To a trained eye, it is very digestible in shorter time than in any other type of CV / Resume.

TYPES OF CV (RESUME) 5: TARGETED CV /  RESUME

Technically, this type of CV may be seen by many as incomplete CV or Resume. This is because it does not compulsorily feature all the conventional contents of a CV. It only presents the specific aspect of a job applicant or candidate for promotion, required by the hiring manager, recruiter, employer or in some cases of internal considerations - the management of the organisation where the candidate works.

When you are faced with a job or career opportunity, ensure you digest the requirements and needed qualifications in order to understand how best to tender a winning application. Now, tailor an updated CV / Resume to be in line with the requirements of the job offer. Largely speaking, that job offer's requirements would surely entail either of these five types of curriculum vitae CV or Resume.