Functional resume template
A functional resume groups your experience by skill (like "Project Management" or "Customer Service") instead of by job, with a short work history at the end. It can help with long employment gaps, scattered short-term work, or a big career change. The catch: many recruiters distrust it, and some applicant tracking systems read it poorly. In CVMark you can reorder sections to build a functional or (often better) hybrid resume, and preview it free.
Drag Skills above Experience to build a functional or hybrid layout.
A functional resume puts skills first and job history last:
Compare it with other formats in types of resumes.
RELEVANT SKILLS
Recruiting and Onboarding
- Hired and onboarded 60+ employees, cutting time-to-fill from 5 weeks to 3
Employee Relations
- Reduced turnover by 30% through engagement surveys and mediation
WORK HISTORY
Store Manager, Mountain Outfitters | 2020 – Present
Assistant Store Manager, Mountain Outfitters | 2018 – 2020
More examples in our functional resume guide.
Pros: puts transferable skills first, downplays gaps and unrelated titles, combines paid and volunteer experience.
Cons: recruiters may suspect you're hiding something, it's harder to see what you did where, and some ATS struggle to connect skills to jobs.
The usual fix: a hybrid (combination) resume, with a skills section at the top and full work history with bullets below. See chronological vs. functional vs. hybrid.
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