Remember,your resume is a personal and professional reflection of yourself, and as such, this guide is only here for your convenience. We would also suggest that you refrain from inserting html links into your documentation..

Use block type: 10 point type is clear. Personal Data/Headings: centered or flush left

Name
Address
Work # / Home #

NO OBJECTIVE STATEMENT --- Reason: An "objective statement" provides a screen for HR. Do not eliminate opportunities based on a subjective interpretation.

Employment History

All positions held in last 5 years (even if more than one position is with the same employer):

• Start / End Date
• Employer Name
  
• with Employer
• Title (Dates help only if in more than one position with the same employer)
  
• 15-25 word description of duties, followed by:
• 3-4 bullet statements.

Note: a) tasks that have been undertaken, b) their results, and c) dollar ($) figure quantification of what the results meant to your employer (e.g., how time was saved, efficiency increased, process improved, revenue generated, disaster averted, etc.) The bulleted statements should provide an answer to a potential employer's question: "What's in it for us"?

All positions held in last 5-10 years (even if more than one position is with the same employer):

• Start / End Date
• Employer Name
  
• with Employer
• Title (Dates help only if in more than one position with the same employer)
  
• 15 words or less regarding duties
  
• Use the bullet format discussed above only if achievements were highly significant.
  
  

Positions held 10 years ago or more (even if more than one position is with the same employer):

• Start / End Date
• Employer Name
  
• with employer
• Title (Dates help only if in more than one position with the same employer)
  

Additional Achievements (Optional--may include non-employer related projects that are germane to career path)

Education (Reverse chronology)

• Institution
• Degree
• Dates

Professional Certifications / Memberships

Skill Areas - Note technologies with which you have a high level of familiarity through use or training.

Include: operating systems, languages, databases, methodologies, network types. Mention these in the simplest terms possible (name / version number), and clarify non-mainstream technologies.

The above should be on about two pages or less.

Note on References:
We will not ask for references, until a specific client company is interested in you, and asks us to provide them.