You highlight what amounts to a dilemma in the world
of resumes, which is: In a business world in which much
of the resume - writing advice says to write a «reverse chronological» resume, with your current or most recent work at the top, can a different approach — such as the one you recommend here, more
of a «functional» resume —
grab a
hiring manager's
attention quickly?In other words, if you were a
hiring manager and saw a resume that was built based on what you recommend, would that trigger some skepticism?My solution: Make
sure your cover letter spells this out and prepares the
hiring manager for what he or she is about to see on the resume.