1) Employers often1 consider job seekers based on their technical skills. Therefore, it's of paramount importance to list technical skills in order of their magnitude. A clearly laid out resume that highlights strong technical background can go a long way in impressing the hiring manager. Potential categories include operating systems, programming, office productivity, networking, hardware, web application etc. You should include only those applications or programs that you can confidently talk about. Also, don't make the potential employer hunt around for these information, or else you might loss your winning moment.

2) You should list1 your qualifications based on their relevance to the position you are seeking and not alphabetically. Also, you need to get rid of outdated skills that have no relevance to the job you are pursuing. If you have prior work experience that matches your resume objective, your best bet would be to list it first even if it was not your last job.

3) As much as possible1, back up your skills and qualifications with numbers. Let the hiring manager know the precise number of years you have worked earlier. Numbers that can demonstrate your progress or accomplishments should find a place in your resume.

4) Sentences with action verbs1 can do wonders for you. A resume is a personality in itself. You should showcase yourself as an active and intelligent person. To avoid any sort of confusion, you are advised to use past tense even while describing your currently held jobs.

5) It's important that you treat your resume as a sales letter that will highlight all your strengths. There is no place for modesty in a resume. Therefore, there is no need to hide your impressive skills and talents. If you believe that your personal hobby has some kind of positive bearing on the job you are seeking, don't forget to list it down on your resume. However, that doesn't imply that you should resort to fake information.

6) Almost everyone1 out there faces the problem of time constraint. Therefore, you should avoid lengthy descriptions. Unless you have loads of work experience, try to fit all your work experience related information in a single page itself. As much as possible, try not to go beyond two pages or else the resume might not be read at all.

7) Get rid of unwanted stuff1 from your resume such as marital status, citizenship, irrelevant awards and memberships, second mailing address, traveling background, previous salary etc. All these things will not only add to the length of the resume, but will also bore the hiring manager. After all, such information will hardly determine whether you will get a job or not.

8) Ask your friend1 or one of your family members to review your resume and act as a critic. Your best bet would be to choose a person who pays great attention to details. In this manner, you will be able to fix some loose ends that you might have accidently neglected. If required, take more opinions from other family members and friends.

9) Proofread your work1 to catch spelling and other grammatical errors that can create a bad impression about you. Also, check whether all the facts are correctly presented or not.

10) You should be using good quality paper1 and printer for your resume. Your best bet would be to stick with laser prints. Hiring managers should not get an impression that you don't care enough to use better quality paper and prints for your resume. Overdesigning is a complete "no" as well. It can snatch away the attention from the main subject. Remember, a professional resume conquers all other attempts to get noticed.