Thursday, May 28, 2020

Two New Goodies For You

Two New Goodies For You I have very few big goals. One of them is to make JibberJobber as easy to use and functional for you. Its all about you. Career management is a pain (although networking is pretty fun, once you get the hang of it!) without having to learn use clunky software. And JibberJobber strives to not be clunky software! Here are two awesome new things that you want to know about: The first goodie is one of the most requested features of the year the ability to create a log entry right after you save a new network contact (or target company, or job posting). Well, now you can! Right below the save button there is a checkbox that says Save and Add Log Entry when you check this box and hit save, it will open the new record and allow you to create a log entry. Useful? Big time. Let me differentiate notes from a log entry when I create a new contact Ill make a note like this: Jan is certified in x, y and z. I found out about her business from the First Friday event that I went to and we chatted for about an hour after the meeting. She thinks there are some great synergies between me and about 4 companies she is working it. That is general information that is timeless (that is information that I want to see each time I open her detail page). Now, I also need to call her and schedule a lunch, which Ill do in a log entry: Call Jan on Tuesday and see if we can meet Wednesday or Friday for lunch. This is a specific, dated thing, and I need to create an action item with it so instead of putting it in the notes Ill use the log entry. The second goodie is so cool I had to make a video! I heard about it at lunch from a guy that has been using JibberJobber for about a week but he has quickly turned into a power user. He said I LOVE Anagram! I go into Outlook and drag my contacts into the Anagram box! I didnt know that was possible. I came right home and tried it out and it worked (in Internet Exporer and Firefox!) it was one of the coolest things Ive seen on a website and Ive been doing this type of stuff for 10 years! Thanks Mike for the tip, and here is the 54 second video: Two New Goodies For You I have very few big goals. One of them is to make JibberJobber as easy to use and functional for you. Its all about you. Career management is a pain (although networking is pretty fun, once you get the hang of it!) without having to learn use clunky software. And JibberJobber strives to not be clunky software! Here are two awesome new things that you want to know about: The first goodie is one of the most requested features of the year the ability to create a log entry right after you save a new network contact (or target company, or job posting). Well, now you can! Right below the save button there is a checkbox that says Save and Add Log Entry when you check this box and hit save, it will open the new record and allow you to create a log entry. Useful? Big time. Let me differentiate notes from a log entry when I create a new contact Ill make a note like this: Jan is certified in x, y and z. I found out about her business from the First Friday event that I went to and we chatted for about an hour after the meeting. She thinks there are some great synergies between me and about 4 companies she is working it. That is general information that is timeless (that is information that I want to see each time I open her detail page). Now, I also need to call her and schedule a lunch, which Ill do in a log entry: Call Jan on Tuesday and see if we can meet Wednesday or Friday for lunch. This is a specific, dated thing, and I need to create an action item with it so instead of putting it in the notes Ill use the log entry. The second goodie is so cool I had to make a video! I heard about it at lunch from a guy that has been using JibberJobber for about a week but he has quickly turned into a power user. He said I LOVE Anagram! I go into Outlook and drag my contacts into the Anagram box! I didnt know that was possible. I came right home and tried it out and it worked (in Internet Exporer and Firefox!) it was one of the coolest things Ive seen on a website and Ive been doing this type of stuff for 10 years! Thanks Mike for the tip, and here is the 54 second video: Two New Goodies For You I have very few big goals. One of them is to make JibberJobber as easy to use and functional for you. Its all about you. Career management is a pain (although networking is pretty fun, once you get the hang of it!) without having to learn use clunky software. And JibberJobber strives to not be clunky software! Here are two awesome new things that you want to know about: The first goodie is one of the most requested features of the year the ability to create a log entry right after you save a new network contact (or target company, or job posting). Well, now you can! Right below the save button there is a checkbox that says Save and Add Log Entry when you check this box and hit save, it will open the new record and allow you to create a log entry. Useful? Big time. Let me differentiate notes from a log entry when I create a new contact Ill make a note like this: Jan is certified in x, y and z. I found out about her business from the First Friday event that I went to and we chatted for about an hour after the meeting. She thinks there are some great synergies between me and about 4 companies she is working it. That is general information that is timeless (that is information that I want to see each time I open her detail page). Now, I also need to call her and schedule a lunch, which Ill do in a log entry: Call Jan on Tuesday and see if we can meet Wednesday or Friday for lunch. This is a specific, dated thing, and I need to create an action item with it so instead of putting it in the notes Ill use the log entry. The second goodie is so cool I had to make a video! I heard about it at lunch from a guy that has been using JibberJobber for about a week but he has quickly turned into a power user. He said I LOVE Anagram! I go into Outlook and drag my contacts into the Anagram box! I didnt know that was possible. I came right home and tried it out and it worked (in Internet Exporer and Firefox!) it was one of the coolest things Ive seen on a website and Ive been doing this type of stuff for 10 years! Thanks Mike for the tip, and here is the 54 second video:

Monday, May 25, 2020

Todd Henry How To Be The Leader That Creates Need - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Todd Henry How To Be The Leader That Creates Need - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career I spoke to Todd Henry, author of  Herding Tigers: Be the Leader That Creative People Need, about why creatives need a different kind of leader, how creatives can take on leadership roles, ways to manage creative differences, some of the interviews he did for the book and his best career advice. Henry  teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that lead to everyday brilliance. He is the author of four books (The Accidental Creative,  Die Empty,  Louder Than Words, Herding Tigers) which have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he speaks and consults across dozens of industries on creativity, leadership, and passion for work. Dan Schawbel: Do creatives need a different kind of leader than non-creatives in the business world? What are the differences and/or similarities? Todd Henry: While some traditional leadership principles apply to both groups, there are also some unique challenges to leading highly fluid, creative work. First, the creative process is opaque to outsiders, so it’s often the case that stakeholders even those inside of your own organization have little understanding of what it actually takes to produce the work. Because of this, leaders of creative teams have to play a dual role of fighting for the resources (focus, time, energy) the team needs to do its work while simultaneously challenging the team to meet the sometimes unrealistic demands of the stakeholders. So, leaders of creative teams have to go the extra step of shedding light on the process, and fighting for buy-in at critical moments so that their team isn’t charged with excessive re-work. Second, because creative work is often very personal and requires that you put your own intuition, ideas, and craft on the line, there are often insecurities and other emotional issues that have to be worked through on a regular basis. If creative people aren’t led well, they might default to being uncertain and insecure about every idea they introduce, or they might lead with their ego in order to avoid the discomfort of being challenged. If this happens, the work will be subpar. So, leaders of creative people have to be finely attuned to the emotional state of their team. Finally, creative work is largely subjective. You might spend days, weeks, months, or even years working on something only to have the decision maker say “Eh it’s not working for me.” No matter how diligent you are about bringing stakeholders along in the process and helping them understand why you made certain decisions, at the end of the day the work you do could be judged by someone who doesn’t understand the full scope of what you do and why you do it. Because of this, leaders of creative people have to help their team understand the value of process, even when the end product isn’t something they’d personally champion. Schawbel: How can creatives adjust to leadership positions and overcome the obstacles of change? Henry: Here’s the problem: your entire career has been a giant set-up. You’ve been told that in order to advance, you just have to do great work. The better you control that work and make it great, the quicker you advance through the ranks of the organization. However, the moment you become a manager, you have to make a critical mind-set shift from control to influence. If you try to control your team, and get directly involved in every single decision that’s made, your team will resent you and its capacity to do good work will never grow, because they’ll always take a “wait and see” approach if you’re always swooping in to save the day. So, you have to transition from doing the work to leading the work, which is a fundamentally different skill set, and one that many people never fully embrace. To lead the work well, you have to develop a set of principles a leadership philosophy that your team can embrace even when you’re not present. This leadership philosophy might include things like how you choose between two good ideas, how you determine what quality work looks like, how conflict should be resolved, how to treat deadlines, and anything else that they need to know about what you expect of them. Control is about presence, while influence is about principles. Only influence allows your team to scale beyond your direct involvement. Schawbel: What are some ways to manage arguments and creative differences among creative teammates? Henry: First, you have to recognize that conflict is healthy. Conflict is a normal result of talented, creative people bumping into each other. In fact, if you have no conflict on your team, if probably means that (a) you have little accountability and people aren’t bringing their best effort, (b) people just don’t care about the work or don’t see why it matters, or (c) people value harmony and being liked more than producing great work. Any of these is ultimately a failure of leadership. There are three principles that I write about in Herding Tigers for handling conflict in a healthy way. First, agree on your shared objectives from the start. Make sure that you’re actually arguing about the same thing! It’s often the case that our disagreements about something are actually the result of a misalignment of objectives, or a misunderstanding about what we’re actually arguing over. Make sure that you’re both trying to solve the same problem. And, make sure that you both agree that you’re trying to get to the best idea for the client and the organization, regardless of whose side wins. Second, agree on common ground. What do you agree on? Is there anything in the other person’s idea that you actually like? Try to see the problem though the other person’s eyes, and work to empathize with their perspective before you simply dive into ripping their argument apart. Finally, make sure you fight over ideas, not personality. The moment that a fight gets personal, everyone loses. I’ve seen “cults of personality” emerge inside of teams, and one group is perpetually fighting with another, almost like they’re defending their turf. This is (obviously) remarkably unhealthy. Keep your arguments to the ideas, and don’t allow turf wars to emerge inside of your team. Schawbel: Can you talk about some of the people you interviewed for the book and why they were effective leaders? Henry: One of my favorite interviews was with Brian Koppelman, who is a screenwriter and producer for many movies, and co-creator and showrunner for the Showtime series Billions. He is obviously working with a ton of people across dozens of creative disciplines, all of whom are trying to work toward the best end product they can achieve. However, there is no possible way that he could be directly involved in every creative decision that needs to be made in order to create a television show from beginning to end. He told me that the only way that the show gets made is for him to have a clear vision and point of view for what the end product should look like, but to allow others to own that vision and run with it. If he doesn’t, the he knows that the director will be calling him every five minutes from the set with questions about how to shoot a scene or what a character’s motivation or backstory might be. That would not only make it impossible for all of the work to get done, but it would compromise the work. Most of all, he wouldn’t be able to retain talented people for very long if they were only following orders. Creative people need to be challenged and given permission to experiment and take risks if you want them to stay engaged and produce great work. Another favorite interview was with Adam Stelzner, who was a lead engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and led the team that landed the Curiosity Rover on the surface of Mars. He talked about the importance of keeping your team in the “dark room”, or the place of uncertainty about which idea to pursue, long after it becomes uncomfortable. When you’re in the dark room you want to settle for the first idea and get to work, but he said that this often results in subpar efforts. Instead, you need to develop your team’s ability to stay in the place of uncertainty and to wrestle with ideas even as they see the deadline approaching. That’s the only way you get to the true value. It’s a kind of intuition you have to develop as a leader. Schawbel: What are your top three pieces of career advice? Henry: You need to recognize that peripheral vision is both a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing because you can see to both sides and all around you, and you can get a lot of ideas from what you see other people doing. It’s a curse because as you see what others are doing it’s tempting to feel like you’re falling behind, or that you’re somehow not keeping up with your peers. I hear people say “I’m falling behind!” all the time. Behind what? According to whom? Who told you that? And they reply, “Well, someone at my age should be doing XYZ, or should be in such-and-such role,” and I say “Who said?!?” Where do these arbitrary expectations about career advancement come from? It’s from looking around you instead of pursuing what you actually want. You have to run your own race, and you can’t allow what others are doing to dictate your actions. “What should someone do in my situation?” is a terrible and potentially destructive question. Instead, you shou ld ask “What am I building, and does this contribute to it?” Recognize that “ghost rules” can run your life if you let them. These are invisible narratives that you believe about what’s possible for you and what’s not, and what you’re capable of. Yes, of course you have limitations. But make sure that those are tested limitations, not assumptions you’re making based upon something your fourth grade teacher told you. Are you living with invisible boundaries and “ghost rules” that are solely the result of false narratives you’ve adopted as gospel truth? Know what you stand for. Very few people blow the big decisions. Instead, they make small compromises over time, and one day they look at their life and think “how on earth did I end up here?” You need a framework for how you’ll make decisions that’s based upon your core values and what truly matters to you. Otherwise, you’ll always be tempted to cave into the pressure to conform to what everyone expects of you. Spend some time thinking about your core values and how you’ll make career decisions moving forward, even when someone is waving money or prestige in your face.

Thursday, May 21, 2020

3 Smart Ways to Brand Yourself as a Candidate

3 Smart Ways to Brand Yourself as a Candidate In a sea of resumes, it couldn’t be harder to stand out than it is right now. While your experience screams, “Hire me!” so does everyone else’s. In today’s job world, it’s a competition about who you know, and even then, the process of getting plucked out of 300 resumes can be an impossible task. There are a number of ways you can brand yourself to stick out in a crowded stack of resumes. How do you get ahead? Get interactive. “…The job search techniques of yesterday â€" send out résumés, search the want ads, and wait for a job to fall in your lap â€" wont even get your foot in the door. What you need in order to get a job today, says Jim Kukral, is the courage to put yourself out there and get the attention of employers by trying something no one else is doing.” â€" RP News Wires 1) Keep a Blog: Blogging has become a popular new form of social media. While blogging has been in existence since the late 90’s, it has become more popular across the board as of late. While many businesses have taken to this medium as a form of social media, you can use it to boost your hiring potential. This shows that you have technical skills with your particular blogging platform and that you are dedicated to your personal growth. Focus on a topic you’re passionate about, even if it has nothing to do with the position you hope to get. This reflects your personal brand. Consider a number of options ranging from traditional written blog, to short form blogging, or photo blogging. Place this in your skills section and hyperlink your URL in. RELATED:  How Blogging Will Boost Your Personal Brand. 2) Take Advantage of Google+: The social platform created by Google might be your best professional portfolio. With a variety of ways to express who you are, it serves as an excellent way to be your brand. Having a Google Plus account, and using it only for professional interactions, allows you to create the best reflection of yourself. Photos: The trouble with Facebook photos is the tagging ability. A survey by Reppler found that 11% of survey participants decided not to hire a candidate because of inappropriate photos. With Google Plus you can place a few simple photos to communicate who you are as a person and keep your St. Patty’s festivities out of the picture. Portfolio: Perhaps one of the best features is the portfolio section of your profile. Here you can place links to various places where you or your work has been featured. Whether it’s photographs, blog posts, interviews, etc, being recognized or published is always good. Other profiles: Use this link area to send potential employers to networks other than Facebook. Link your Tumblr account, your blog, etc. Related: How To Use Google Plus for Professional Networking [10 Ideas]. 3) Create a Video: Whether you’re a skilled videographer or not creating a video of some sort is a smart way to boost your chances of being remembered for the position. Your brand will come through better in video than on paper. This phenomenon has gained popularity on sites like ResumeTube which allow you to promote yourself via resume video. Beyond.com says, “The use of video resumes is a growing trend used by job candidates to effectively market themselves to employers and stand out amongst other candidates who do not yet utilize this tool.” If you can’t manage to create a video, utilize another medium such as Prezi. Whatever medium you prefer, remember to: Be creative: Don’t simply read your resume out loud, find creative ways to show them your resume. Mashable suggests using the video as a means of showing what you will achieve in the future, not necessarily what you already have. You can sing, act, be silly, whatever fits who you are. Make it short: While your video will be entertaining, the employer doesn’t have time to watch a ten minute video. Two minutes or less is ideal. With the number of qualified candidates growing with each new graduating college class, it’s more important than ever that you stand out in your job hunt process. To do this, it’s smart to brand yourself â€" give your potential employer something to really remember you by. Be creative, have fun and get the job. Related: Personal Branding: Blending in to Stand out. Author: Jessica Sanders writes for lead generation resource, resourcenation.com. She gives small business advice on topics such as social media and career advancement. Follow her on Twitter.

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Your Personal Brand Needs Color!

Your Personal Brand Needs Color! Whether it is Tiffany’s robin’s-egg blue box, UPS’ brown trucks, Coke’s red cans, or the Tour de France’s yellow jersey, we immediately identify with these brands by their color.  Just as companies brand themselves with color, your personal brand needs color. Your brand colors become part of the visual vocabulary that makes an immediate and lasting impression on those around you. Selecting your brand colors can take some time to ensure that the emotional reaction associated with the colors you choice actually represents your personal brand attributes. Perhaps your brand is all about action, excitement, and energy. Blue, therefore, may not be the best color to reflect this. Likewise, if your brand is natural, calming, and healing then red may not best reflect these attributes. Sonia Tracy  has 5 excellent questions to help you narrow down the right colors for your personal brand. Which colors are you naturally drawn towards? Are there certain colors that represent your niche best? Which colors would you prefer to avoid and why? What do you want your identity to say to your clients? What is your mission? One of the best ways to understand brand color is by watching this video: ‘Wear’ Your Personal Brand Colors with Pride Once you have identified your personal brand colors, you want to consistently and constantly ‘wear’ these color. Wearing does not necessarily mean your clothing, although accenting your attire with a splash of your brand colors can be a very effective element of your brand identity. Wear your colors as well in your logo, website, business card, and marketing materials. By: Chloé McLennan A great way to wear your brand colors is by creating a ‘brand identity’ page on your website. This page outlines how your brand’s attributes and strengths translate into your brand imagery, color palette, logo, tag-line, and font selection â€" all critical elements of your visual vocabulary. Here is an example of  my brand identity page  and why I selected red, white, blue, and taupe as my brand colors. Color is a personal branding tool that many people tend to overlook, yet it can attract or even detract business. Ensure the colors you use represent you in such a way to attract, not detract. Be wary of colors that could have a negative impact in different cultures and  always  wear the colors that truly represent the authentic you. RELATED:  How to Prevent Personal Brand Injury [4 Steps]

Thursday, May 14, 2020

3 Skills Anyone can Build with Time and an Internet Connection CareerMetis.com

3 Skills Anyone can Build with Time and an Internet Connection â€" CareerMetis.com Many of us can fall into the trap of thinking we’re only qualifiedin something if we study a degree or course in it. Of course, for the most part, that is correct. You can’t exactly ‘wish’ your way into a food hygiene course that enables you to work in restaurants.However, to only think that you can build skills through a course is self-limiting. It can be worthwhile to enroll in them anyway, because having proof of your ability and understanding is essential if you wish to seek gainful employment in a field.But plenty of value can come from humble means, too.For example, you might decide to build some skills at home, with nothing but a laptop, a notepad, an internet connection and your will.For that, perhaps a high school graduate looking to pick up some new skills, or a university graduate hoping to focus on something else for a while â€" we have some suggestions.Let’s explore below:2) WritingWriting is not a difficult skill to build, but it might take time to get to grip s with. Sentence structure, grammar, spelling, it can all take time to foster. Practice makes perfect, as well as reading.Books such as Stephen King’s ‘On Writing’ can help you learn practical tips and the philosophy of a prolific writer.Programmes such as Hemingway and Grammarly can help you overcome writing errors you might habitually make. It can also encourage you to learn from your mistakes â€" something that can be hard when writing without feedback.The more you write, the more you read, the more you refine, you will come to a style that suits you.Practical, clear and concise written communication is an excellent skill to refine, and can see you through many jobs, many projects, and many means to express yourself.2) Basic KnowledgeWe often neglect to understand just how important our basic education is. It’s not likely that you or many other people expelled in every specialism when at school. This is why it can be very important to fill the basic gaps in your knowledge that you might be missing.Websites such as Khan Academycan be a great boost to that, and could potentially help you overcome the hurdles you might have previously faced with an internet connection.Graded by age and schooling process, the website offers many facts of interest you might find yourself drawn towards. We’d recommend checking it out and seeing what sticks.3) ProgrammingSource â€" Pexels.comThe ‘learn to code’ cultural revolution was not all to do with memes. It has real, practical advice regarding the future of the industry, and just what practical skills are going to be necessary in the future.Learning C, C+, A javascript frameworks list, Python, and then researching practical elements you might use to progress your chosen language further could help you in ways you may never have imagined.With these tips, we hope you’re better able to build worthwhile skills with time and an internet connection.

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Startup Ideas to Beat the 800 Pound Gorilla - Wolfgang Career Executive Coaching

Startup Ideas to Beat the 800 Pound Gorilla - Wolfgang Career Executive Coaching Guest blog with encouraging advice for startups battling an industry incumbent. Coach Wolfgang Startups and small companies often talk about competing against the big fish in their industry otherwise knows as  the 800 lb gorilla. Well, I work for one of those 800 lb. gorillas, and I see everyday how we can (and do) get beaten in the market. Execute on communications The 800 lb. gorilla may have millions of email addresses, but its not a very engaged list. We may be sending confusing emails to the same folks from each of our divisions. We are sensitive to over emailing and are always concerned about legal exposure. Otherwise, we lack a good overall emailing plan for our organization. This is your chance to develop a database of engaged subscribers. Dont worry about size, worry about quality and creating a good experience for different types of subscribers. Stay on the leading edge We spend lots of money on research and custom industry reports. We talked to customers and put wonderful research packages together for our executives. But were slow to change directions because we need so much buy-in. We have smart people in leadership positions, but its not that easy to pivot our messaging, org structure, or sales direction. You can talk to your clients and consolidate that research much faster you can pivot to where things are going long before we can! You can conduct market test a la The Lean Startup much faster. So, do so! Keep your message consistent We also feel like every year we need to change up our annual plans, often, dropping our old messaging for no real reason. Being a big fish means we have the money to do so, but it causes confusion in the industry, within our organization, and to all of our prospective clients. You should show the discipline of sticking to a consistent message and let time be your friend. When our industry becomes mature, then well adopt a single, consistent message and it will be harder to stand out. Read David Aaker to understand the benefits of having a consistent message over time. Be hungry Our sales team is often times buried with new rules, new plans, and new directions. Our goals are quarterly, if not monthly, so we are always scrambling to close the imminent prospects and less worried about longer-term opportunities. We arent pushing too far outside of our comfort zone. We quickly blow off new leads that will take a bit of extra work. This is your chance to build an org that doesnt let these opportunities go and thinks about the long-term game, not just what you need this quarter! Focus on a niche Large companies have a healthy portfolio of products and services many more than you. Our problem is we have a hard time presenting them as a set of organized solutions for a particular buyer. Our advertising is all over the place, but its quite broad and even vague. Its also confusing about how our overlapping products/solutions are positioned in the market. This is your chance to attack one of our offerings with a clear message, clear position and clear target audience. The more you focus on a niche, the stronger you can make your position and steal market share! Dont Copy Me What Im exposing may seem like our dirty little secrets, but every org has them to some degree. You need to realize that us 800 lb. gorillas have a lot more baggage than you. You can envy our position and our revenue, but dont think that you need to become like us. Just because we do something doesnt mean we have a great reason for doing so and DOESNT mean you should emulate us. Start-ups and small companies need a healthy balance of understanding where they are out-matched by a larger competitor and where they have realistic opportunities against a larger competitor. Realizing where they are exposed and how larger competitors threaten their business is one side; identifying and capitalizing on a larger competitors vulnerabilities is the other side. Happy hunting!

Friday, May 8, 2020

Writing a Functional Resume - What You Need to Know to Write a Professional Resume

Writing a Functional Resume - What You Need to Know to Write a Professional ResumeAre you searching for a sample functional resume that will show you how to write a professional resume? It can be difficult for those who have never written a resume before to learn how to put one together, and when you've never written one before, it's often hard to know how to position the resume. A resume is supposed to help an employer find the perfect candidate for the job opening, and a good resume should be easy to understand and make a professional impression on the reader. There are several things that should be included in a resume and these three tips can help you get started.First of all, you want to begin by defining the purpose of your resume. This can be a time consuming task and it's best to find a sample that has a standard format that everyone knows. If you are not sure where to start, you can use sample resumes online. Most of them are easy to customize for your specific needs.One of the first things that you should consider when writing a functional resume is what you plan to emphasize. Are you looking for a job that has a great salary and benefits package or is there a certain skill you are interested in? Each resume includes a section that indicates what the applicant wants to highlight and this could include information about the skills they want to display, experience or education they have obtained or specific details about their education. It is best to write a resume that is more than just a list of qualifications. Some resumes allow you to add to the resume by including interviews and letters of recommendation.After determining the type of position you are seeking, the next thing you need to consider is what the person's resume says about them. For example, if you are looking for a position in marketing, what will you write about your background and achievements? Perhaps you will focus on your skills that demonstrate your abilities as a great communicat or. On the other hand, if you are looking for a position in sales, how will you highlight your past experiences in the field?The next thing you will want to include in your functional resume is a section for contact information. There are various services that you can use to generate a customized contact list for you. When it comes to a sample resume, most of them include contact information in the CVs so that the reader can go to the site to look up any information they need. A contact list can help to add to the professionalism of your resume.Writing a functional resume will require you to put a lot of thought into the overall format. It's always helpful to think about what type of document you are going to create. There are many different types of resumes out there such as your traditional structured document, customized resume, cable letter and much more. Finding a sample resume for a particular job requires some research and may take a bit of time. However, it is well worth the effort and it can save you a lot of time later.Writing a functional resume is not a one time project. In fact, it takes some work over a period of time before you learn how to properly format your resume. In fact, once you get the hang of it, you may even find that you can create a functional resume on your own!So next time you are writing a functional resume, try to put some thought into how it is going to appear. Researching the appropriate sample resume for your needs will help you do that. Once you learn how to write a functional resume, you'll be on your way to making a professional impression on the reader.