Need help with a resume. I have been a truck driver for the last 9 years......continued?
Asked by kbraut832
I have prior experience in beer sales where I was also a district manager, insurance sales (which I NEVER want to do again), restaurant manager (only about 7 months though, but a national chain), data entry and special billing for a major international shipping company. The last several years have been in truck driving as I said before but I want to get back to a local job. How do I use that previous experience in non truck driving fields to get back to that line of work? I don't want my resume to be 5 pages long, I've had a lot of different truck driving jobs both local and over the road, and I don't want that to look bad as a job jumper. I really want to get with a company and stick for a looooooong time. Can you list a resume out of order, non chronologically? I am not your stereotypical truck driver, I just did that to provide for my family and cost of living. The time away is not worth the sacrifice of being away from my family. Thanks ahead of time for your help......

Best Answer:
Look up the term "functional resume" or "combination resume" and use that format instead of a chronological resume. This way you would list the skills that you have that would apply to the job you are seeking, then briefly list your work experience in reverse chronological order. Here's a link to a site that explains the different formats and provides samples: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumes/p/resumetypes.htm