How To Create A Functional Resume & Showcase Your Skills | Indeed Career Tips

It may seem daunting to craft a resume based on your qualifications or job history. You might even think: "What's the best way to really showcase my skills"? Whether you're a new professional or just starting out in your career, crafting your resume could be stressful or confusing. We have just the right tips to jumpstart your new job search.

Watch this video to learn all about what a functional resume is and how you can utilize it to grow your career. Our host Sinéad offers six, easy steps to crafting a functional resume as well as the basics of resume writing. If you're looking to grow your professional career or you're just looking for a change, this is the right video for you!

0:00 Intro
00:38 What is a 'functional resume'?
01:46 When to use a functional resume
03:23 6 Steps of functional resume writing
03:35 Step 1: Create & Define
05:06 Step 2: Contact Info
06:09 Step 3: Summary
07:22 Step 4: Skills
08:31 W.H.O Method
08:43 Step 5: Experience
10:52 Step 6: Education
12:07 Resume best practices

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[graceoverall]

1:46 "When to use a functional resume" was really on point. Great video! 👍🏽

[jubyjoz]

Informative and well presented. Good job Sinead

[meganweinkauf]

Love this video! I shared it with my college students.

[jocelynmbrooks]

Great video that helped me wrap my head around how to convert the info in my chronological resume into a functional resume. I was happy to hear that there was a link to a template below the video, but it wasn't there when I went to find it.

[Nuwu]

Amazing content! Thank you Indeed. An the host is sooo pretty!!!!

[christinaholley]

This information was amazing. I was confused and this was so clear.

[hpxgxlk]

I really enjoy watching this vdeo and it helps me a lot of understanding and truly amazing, , , Thank you very much.

[noneactually]

you've been tremendously helpful, thank you!

[dobrien]

Thank you for the helpful video. I want to get back into the video editing industry I was in 15 years ago, but my "work gap" still worries me as I was in customer service for the last 11 years. Im worried it will be a "red flag" since technology progresses so quickly.

[eunicel]

Very informative and helpful. Thank you so much

[emileepini]

Ok, yes great video...lots of good info. I took your advice and went to the template resume builder. I'm trying to create a functional resume with the template resume builder. None of the templates seem to work for a functional resume. I've tried to manipulate different functions within the templates and just can't get them to work. Am I missing something? or should the resume template not be included as a resource in this functional resume video?

[jahualhaq]

Great advice. Ignore these so called ‘niche’, ‘boutique’ recruitment ‘specialists’ popping up everywhere. Apparently, a success rate of 1 in 40 interviews is fine and several years dormant out of the workforce still makes you highly employable (whilst you live in the back of your car or under a bridge, I presume). They also suggest settling down at 40.

Bonkers advice. Without any job prospects, where would you live? What would you eat? And at that age it’s too late to start a family.

Just doesn’t make sense Sinead!

[TheBmw]

you say pay attention to detail but my man James Kennedy wrote 'Combact medic' on as his personal summary @6:31...kinda bit SUS you know >.>

[AnaPaula-cmbr]

Hello! Is this resume template accepted by the UK as well? Thank you🙏

[vishalshah]

I’m currently working as Technical Support Analyst but now I’m looking for new role in software development so how I can make good summary statement that demonstrates my experiences and skills?

[queenofhearts]

If I didn’t finish college and wasn’t planning on it anytime soon, should I still include it in my resume?

[salman]

where can I find the exact format as shown here

[thegreatgambino]

Also, anyone can just list skills. Don't expect them to take your word for it. Explain how you used those skills.

[jackcsprat]

Any tips for having an Indeed profile anonymously so that my current employer doesn't find out that I am seeking a new job ?
I went to a small town college. That, along with the experience and current job role I have I believe would definitely stand out and I would be questioned by my current company as to why I am looking for work....at worst, I would be fired.

[WalterParris]

What if you don’t have no summary to put for a resume