The best resume I ever got had two "sections" right upfront. The first was titled "summary of qualifications" where the guy had a short paragraph about himself which told me how many years of experience he had and very briefly what he had done and also his character. Right under that was "area of expertise" where he put 10 or 12 things he felt he was good at with bullets.
The great thing about that was I had everything I needed to know in 10 seconds.
There was also a "work history" and finally "licenses, education, certifications" section. But the first two sections where what caught my eye. The guy was way overqualified for the opening I had and I couldn't come close to what he should have been making (I would have had to pay him more than I make) but I did steal his resume format and now mine looks like his.
If you want to see mine. Check out my http://www. link below
And sense of humor, not a primadona - willing to do anything, friendly, and stuff like that is okay on a resume.
The experts say not to put marrage, family, hobbies, etc. But the experts probably never had to get a real job. I personally want to feel like I know you so any information that you provide that makes me comfortable with you is to your advantage. I even think a picture on a resume is okay (unless you look like me).
Ryan
Maintenance Guy
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naysayer, skeptic, conspiracy theorist