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A combined/a combination, or a hybrid resume, is a mix of information about your skills and accomplishments and your recent work experience. In fact, it’s a blend of a chronological and a functional resume. Combination resumes list skills and qualifications first, followed by chronological work history. A combination resume works well for you if you have at least minimal work experience, have no gaps in your job history, or want to change your career.

How to write a combined resume: step-by-step

1. Contact information

As well as in a chronological and functional resume, you should always start your combination resume with your name and contact information. Make sure you share relevant and accurate information mentioning your phone number, location, email, and links to portfolios or social media, so that employers can easily get in touch with you.

2. Summary / About me

Your resume should include a brief summary which is short info about you. It’s not supposed to be long; a few sentences are enough. The point of this statement is to summarize your key skills, experiences, and career goals, so that employers can see immediately whether you’re a good candidate or not.

3. Skills

In this resume section, you should list your hard and soft skills, and it’s better to ensure they relate to your professional experience and to your wanted job. Yet it would be extremely helpful to check out some employers’ lists or some listicles about essential skills for your job. These will help employers to understand whether your qualifications and abilities fit for the job position you seek.

4. Work history

In the work experience section, you need to list out your job history in a reverse-chronological order. It means that you start with the most recent and end with the oldest working experience. It helps your potential employers to understand your working habits and development. Do not forget to specify the job position and company/location where you worked and the period of your employment there. Since it’s a combination resume and not just chronological, you better mention your achievements and some specific changes you made while working there, so that employers focus on your strengths and career ambitions.

5. Education

The last but not least least essential element of your combined resume is your education history. Adding this section may help to complement your resume, especially if you do not have that much work experience. And even if your degree isn’t directly appropriate for your desired job, you should still include it to show the employers your motivation for learning. It’s always a good idea to include your educational achievements and extra activities, e.g. volunteer work, club or any learning courses participated.