The number one job-hunting tool that any job seeker MUST have. A resume summarizes your past employment, your accomplishments and your education, including any courses taking in connection with previous jobs. Your resume should reflect who you are based on your specific skills and strengths.

• Chronological Resume - Organize a chronological resume by your employment history in reverse order - in other words, your last job should be listed first. Include the name of the company, your job title, any relevant accomplishments and the dates your employment began and terminated.
• Electronic Resume - A resume that is sent to potential employers electronically, either via e-mail, through forms designed to accept your CV on the employers website or via job search boards. Also known as E-Resume
• Functional Resume - Organize a functional resume by skills and functions.
• Keyword Resume - An electronic resume where keywords are heavily used throughout in order for the database to easily identify key skills, etc. Keywords should be nouns and noun phrases.
• Scannable Resume - A specially prepared resume that will be scanned into an employer's database. No longer as popular as they once were - most companies ask for electronic resumes rather than scannable resumes.
• Text Resumes - As above. Sometimes also known as 'ASCII resumes'
• Web Based Resumes - A term used for resumes that are posted on the Internet. Web based resumes can be either plain or elaborate, depending on where they reside and who is expected to see them. The same principles apply to Web based resumes as to any other kind of resume.