* Hightlight your most important accomplishments and skills and show what results you have produced
* Begin sentences with power verbs. Examples: organized, managed, designed, implemented, directed.
* Pick the proper format.
* Draft it first.
* Eliminate extraneous info. Examples: hobbies, height and weight, salary requirements.
* Limit it to one page.
* Critique it, have two or three people proofread it
* Make it beautiful. Use high quality paper--white, cream, or light grey. Use 20 lb paper stock.
