On the functional resume, you will have a separate
section that will describe your skills and
accomplishments, which you will break into job task groupings.
An example of a job task grouping is Computer Skills.
You may list these groupings in the order that you think
will be most relevant to the potential employer;
there is no need to use any date order here.
You can pick and choose from a broad variety of your
experiences, both paid and unpaid, with each
accomplishment grouping.
Be sure to use short, action verb phrases,
not complete sentences.
This format is especially appealing to those people who
have been out of the work force for some years, because dates
are not attached to any specific skill or accomplishment.