Basic Format
Resumes are most effective when they are in chronological order with your most recent job history listed first (including month and year of employment along with city and state).

Avoid Subjective Statements
Instead of wasting precious space on commonly used phrases, set yourself apart from the competition by backing up statements with specific, quantifiable accomplishments.

Mind the Gaps
Briefly explain any employment gaps lasting longer than a few of months.

Highlight Accomplishments
Your resume should not just be a list of the tasks you performed on previous jobs. Use your resume to market yourself by listing your achievements. Include anything you have done that helped your employers make money, decrease costs, save time, solve a problem, expand the business, or retain/attract customers.

Use PAR Statements
PAR stands for Problem-Action-Results. When describing accomplishments, illustrate a problem that you encountered, explain what you did to fix or improve the issue, then describe the result and how it benefited the company.

Tailor Your Resume
Read the job description and include specific examples in your resume that relate to the pertinent skills. Every skill in the job description should be addressed. If you don’t have experience with a specific requirement listed in the job description, list something you have done that is similar.