These are a few extra hints that you should keep in mind while you write your resume.
Maximize White Space. You do not want your resume to be overcrowded. Keep the written areas short: no more than six lines of text.
Get a Proofreader. Your resume should be flawless. You are presenting yourself as ideal for a job: to meet those ideals you need to make sure that there are no typos, no grammatical errors, and that your format is consistent.
Use a Consistent Format. If you are using a boldface font for your position titles, or your past employers, be sure that you use the same font, at the same height, with the same formatting (bold) for every instance. This also applies to punctuation: if you are putting a comma after your position, it has to be after every position.
Don’t Use Abbreviations. Why write A/P and A/R director when Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Director looks much more professional?
Put the Best Information First. If you have three bullet points about what you did on the job, put the most important (which means most relevant to the position that you are applying for and most impressive) information first. This way, if someone is only skimming your resume, it will still catch their eye.
Be Specific. Use specific examples to give prospective employers a clear understanding of your experience. Rather than saying “Supervised sales department,” say, “Supervised an active sales department of more than thirty representatives. Achieved quarterly sales goals of more than a million dollars.”