You are changing careers or focus and you wish to feature skills and accomplishments that weren’t central to recent jobs, such as older experience, volunteer experience, or skills developed outside of work. You have an interruption in your work or your career has recently taken a detour You can better customize your resume to the job you are seeking by de-emphasizing the chronology.
Volunteer experience. Experience working in another country, industry, or job function. Education, academic background, and on-the-job training. Skills, especially computers and language skills. Clubs and community affiliations. Hobby, craft, and do-it-yourself know-how.
When listing experience, begin each line with an active verb. It adds punch to the writing and gives the list a consistent tone and structure. If you can, focus on problems you’ve solved and specific results you’ve achieved. Did you save somebody money? Did you accomplish something more than your job description? The usual rules of resume writing still apply, only the result is shaped differently.
