Do you want to make a resume or do you want a job?
Are you at the beginning of a job search? If you are, a resume is not the right place to start. You need to do a lot of preparatory work before you can make a resume that will help you.
If you know what your skills are and you know what kind of work you want to do, then you can start making a resume. Except, first you need to research the places that you might want to work for to see what they are like and what they are looking for.
Once you have those pieces of information, you can start writing a resume targeted to the company and job you want.
The start of the process is deciding what kind of resume you want—a skills resume or a historical resume. There are other choices, too. What you want is something that will best display how your skills match what the company needs.
The goal of the resume is to get you an interview. Therefore you have to appeal quickly to the person who is reading through a ton of resumes. If that’s how you are doing your job search. Of course that’s the wrong way to do it.
What you want to do is network and talk to a person or two at the company, and make a connection and then have them ask for your resume. Now you know who you’re talking to as well as which company.
In fact, the resume usually plays little role in the job hunt. People who send their resumes to MOnster.com jobs are pretty much playing the slots. It works sometimes for some people, but in general, it’s a waste of time. If you search the way I’m suggesting, it really won’t matter what we say about a resume. You’ll know because you’ll know who you are writing to.