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Functional Resume Template

Leads with grouped skills and achievements, not dates. For career gaps and returners. Start from the full example below: change anything, and download a PDF that looks exactly like the preview. Free, with no signup and no watermark.

  • Never stored
  • No queue, no waiting
  • No signup, no watermark
Layout
One column
Photo
No
Paper
A4 (US Letter available)
Applicant tracking systems
ATS-friendly: one column, no photo
Download
PDF, free, no watermark

How to write a Functional Resume

  • Group achievements under two to four skill headings that match the job advert.
  • Keep a short work history with titles, employers and years, because recruiters look for it.
  • Explain a long gap in one line rather than hiding it.

Functional Resume example

The full example this template opens with. Everyone in it is fictional; replace each part with your own details, and delete what does not apply.

Farhana Akter

Office Administrator

farhana.akter@example.com · +880 1712 889104 · Dhaka, Bangladesh · linkedin.com/in/farhanaakter

Profile

Organised office administrator returning to work after a three-year career break for family. Eight years’ experience running offices, budgets and events for teams of up to 60, now refreshed with a 2025 certificate in digital office tools.

Key Skills and Achievements

Office operations

  • Ran day-to-day administration for a 60-person office: facilities, suppliers and security
  • Moved paper filing to a shared drive, cutting document search time by half

Budget and purchasing

  • Managed an office budget of Tk 1.8 crore a year and came in under budget three years running
  • Consolidated 14 suppliers into 5, saving 18% on stationery and cleaning

Events and coordination

  • Organised 30+ trainings, board meetings and a 400-guest annual conference

Work History

Office Administrator — Harbourline Consulting, Dhaka2015 – 2022

Administrative Officer — Greenfield NGO Network, Dhaka2013 – 2015

Career break: family care2022 – 2025

Education

Master of Business Administration — University of Dhaka, Dhaka2013

Certificate in Digital Office Tools — BASIS Institute of Technology & Management, Dhaka2025

Skills

Microsoft 365 · Google Workspace · Vendor management · Scheduling · Minute taking · Petty cash & reconciliation

Languages

Bengali (Native) · English (Fluent)

More resume formats

All 54 CV types

How it works

1

Open the example

Press “Use this template” and the Functional Resume example opens in the editor, with the preview beside it.

2

Make it yours

Type over each part, delete what you do not need and add sections. Bold, italic and underline work in every description.

3

Download the PDF

The file is exactly the preview, with real text that applicant tracking systems can read.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Functional Resume template free?

Yes. Editing, every design and the PDF download are free, with no signup, no watermark and no payment step at the end.

Do I have to use the example?

No. “Use this template” opens the example ready to edit; “Start empty” keeps the Functional Resume design with empty fields. Either way, every section can be renamed, hidden, reordered or removed.

Can I switch to another design later?

Yes. Your details stay exactly as they are when you switch to any of the other 53 CV types, and colour, font, text size and paper size can be changed at any time.

Where is my CV kept?

On this computer only, so it is still there when you come back. It is never sent to us or stored on a server. “Save a copy” makes a file you can open on another computer.

Good to know: Text in Latin-alphabet languages only (English, Vietnamese and European languages); Bangla, Devanagari, Arabic and CJK characters are not supported yet. The download is a PDF; there is no Word version. Your details are kept on this computer until you remove them.

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