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Here is a sample resume of a mechanical engineer that I was impressed by. I was impressed by this resume sample because it is well organized and highlights the accomplishments of this individual's career. Use this sample resume as a guide for writing your resume.

Name
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone
Mobile Phone
Email Address

OBJECTIVE

A full-time permanent position in mechanical engineering, with emphasis on product development, electronic packaging and manufacturing.

QUALIFICATIONS & BACKGROUND

11 years of experience in product-development of consumer electronics, hand-held devices and automotive components. Specialized in designing parts for plastic injection molding; extensive knowledge and familiarity sheeting metal processing and metal casting. Proven track-records in R&D, reverse-engineering and creating manufacturable prototypes. Broad background in various CAD platforms, with over 10,000 hours in SolidWorks and AutoCAD respectively. Hands-on experience in working with vendors to diagnose and resolve production problems.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

SolidWorks, Rhinoceros, AutoCAD, MS-Office, Adobe Suite, PLM Arena.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CONCEPTUALIZED and refined designs for accessories for Apple iPod. Researched on materials and manufacturing processes to meet design criteria. Engineered plastic and sheet-metal parts from concepts. Created 2D and 3D mechanical drawings of projects. Liaisoned with local and overseas vendors to manufacture products. RESULTS: Completed projects and met initial design ideas.

GENERATED industrial-design concepts for Vidikron DiLA video-projector. Engineered plastic and sheet-metal enclosures from concepts. Applied company’s design philosophies and specifications to device products. Created 2D and 3D mechanical drawings of projects. Researched latest manufacturing processes and liaisoned with local and overseas vendors to manufacture products. Travelled to China to verified vendors’ capabilities. Collaborated with vendors to resolve production problems. RESULTS: Completed projects and prepared product for manufacturing under a given budget.

ENGINEERED Nike, Timex, Acqua, Adidas and Freestyle projects to completion for National Electronics and Watch Company. Collaborated with industrial-designers for potential concepts. Applied company’s design philosophies and specifications to devise products. Created 2D and 3D mechanical drawings of projects. Demonstrated designs concepts to clients. Collaborated with the mold-makers to resolve production problems. RESULTS: Successful production launch of various projects in high frequency over a short period of time.

CREATED complex 3D Free-Formed models for plastic injection-molding for National Electronics and Watch Company. Coordinated with industrial designers on product concepts. Resolved cross-platform problems between SolidWorks, Pro/E, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros and MasterCAM from importing files from various vendors. Developed methods to create complex free-formed shapes for plastic injection-molding. RESULTS: More sophisticated and complex products were able to be designed and manufactured.

ENGINEERED miniaturized mechanical projects from concept to working prototypes for a laptop design company. Collaborated with industrial-designers and electrical engineers to define projects. Defined and fine-tuned features and form-factor of a miniaturized computers. Created 2D and 3D mechanical drawings of projects. Incorporated and applied the latest technologies and materials to improve product. Liaisoned with vendors to resolve production problems. Tested prototypes for best performance. RESULTS: A successful fully-functional prototype for demonstration to potential customers.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME), Minor in Philosophy San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

G.C.S.E. in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, and Chinese. Davis’ College, Hove, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Career Addendum Attached

Sample Resume - Experienced Network Engineer

Here is a resume sample of a candidate that was recently hired into a Senior Network Engineer position. Use this resume sample as the basis for your resume.

Name
Address
City, State, Zip

OBJECTIVE
Senior Network Engineer position in established, complex network environment.

CERTIFICATIONS
NexTone 4 Day Session Border Controller Class
Cisco MGX 8850 Certification VISM Training
Cisco BTS 10200 OMT Class and Provisioning Class Certifications
Cisco Cisco Optical ONS 15454, 15327, 15530, 15540. SONET, DWDM
Cisco CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCDP
Cisco Voice, Data-Hardware. 188 hours Cisco CBT.
CAC Carrier Access Corp TDM Equip. Adit 600, Access Navigator, Axxius 800, Muxes
TRA VOIP, MPLS, SS7, IN, AIN, QOS, Voice/Data Communications
TRA SONET, DWDM, ATM, TCP/IP, Frame Relay, Metro-Optical Nets
TRA Advanced Telecommunications, T1 Technologies, T1 Transmission
TRA Ethernet, Routing Protocols, VPNs, DSL, Wirelsss Networking
TCT - WAN Telecommunications ATM, Frame Relay, T1 / T3, Data Communications, LAN / WAN
TCT - LAN Certification Implementing and Expanding PC LANS. Eth. / Token Ring / FDDI
TCT - TCP/IP TCP / IP, Understanding Addressing in a TCP/IP Network
TCT - Network Management SNMP, CMIS / CMIP, RMON
TCT - Remote LAN Access Remote LAN Access Technologies DSL, ADSL, HDSL. Cable Modems
3 Comm Wizard Hardware training and Transcend Enterprise Manager for UNIX
Bay / Nortel Networks Expert Hardware training and Optivity 8 and 9, Site Manager, NetID
Cabletron Hardware training and SPECTRUM Classroom Training. Wireless R2
Cabletron / Enterasys Advanced Smart Switch Router Configuration ESE certified
Cabletron / Enterasys ES Switching and Wireless Configuration ESE certified
Cabletron / Enterasys NMS Netsight Element Manager ESE certified, Roamabout Certification
DuPont Voice over IP, Voice over Frame Classroom Training
DuPont Extensive T1 Training - Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Nortel / Bay Router, Switch, and ATM/SONET hardware/software training
Qwest Lucent/Ascend, Alcatel DACS, Nortel, Cienna, hardware training
Qwest NavisCore, React T1 testing and monitoring software training
Firebird / T-BERD Firebird 500, 4000,6000 and T-BERD 209, 307 and 310 training
Siemons Siemons STM-8 and STM-8-S training

MEDIA ACCESS / PROTOCOLS / NETWORK MANAGEMENT - EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
SONET / SMDS
ATM, Frame Relay
RPR POS PONs
TDM - T1 / T3
MPLS, VLAN, VPN
Ethernet, Gig., FE
ISDN / BISDN
TCP / IP - VOIP
SS7 H.323 GR303
SNA / SAA / VTAM
FDDI
HSSI / DDR
PPP / SLIP / DHCP
SDLC / HDLC
X.25 / LAPB
DSL / HDSL
OSI Protocols
RIP / OSPF
IGRP / EIGRP
EGP / BGP
IS IS
ARP / ICMP
Bridging
SNMP
HP Openview
Cisco Works / View
NetScout
Bay Optivity
SPMA Cabletron
N.E.T.'s NMS 5000
Peregrine SNA
IBM Netview

HARDWARE / SOFTWARE - EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
Routers
Switches
Fiber Optics
Premise Wiring
Multiplexers
Channel Banks
CSU / DSUs
ADMs, TMs, DCS
MSPPs, DLCs
Repeaters, Hubs
Servers
Mainframes
Controllers / FEPs
Gateways
Firewalls
Unix Workstations
UNIX
Windows 9X/XP/NT
Viseo / Autocad
MS office

WORK EXPERIENCE

3/05 -Now Company Name, City, State
Senior Engineer / WAN VOIP / SONET DWDM

Worked on multiple large scale WAN projects. Provided capacity planning and expert assistance on future growth, including triple play and Metro Ethernet for regional telephone company operators. Installed and configured Cisco Stratacom switches including the MGX 8850 and configured TDM and SONET transport gear in a high speed Central office environment. Performed Upgrade of PXM1E and installation of the new multi service MPSM card in a production CO switch. Configured and provisioned multiple ONS 15454 s in a large SONET CO network. Provided pre sales engineering for Johns Hopkin s SONET and fiber networking initiative. Provided subject matter expertise to Johns Hopkins and several related companies concerning the ONS 15454 placement and capacity planning as well as advanced networking using the associated ML series router card native to the ONS platform. Provided expert guidance as it pertains to the Cisco MDX storage platform and the ONS 15530 DWDM Node as it applies to high speed data center storage and connectivity needs. Provided training and guidance on SONET, DWDM, ATM, T1/T3 and multiple WAN protocols to Johns Hopkins, associated companies and CO personnel. Attending 2 weeks of advanced Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch training for the Time Warner VOIP triple play telephony rollout. Received the Cisco BTS 10200 OMT and provisioning certifications. Worked with highly secure voice, video, and telephone networking in order to deliver converged networking and triple play to Cable companies, CLECs, and ILECs. Provisioned, tested and troubleshot SS7, SIP, MGCP, Megaco, H.248, H.323, ITP, IPT, VOIP, QOS, RTP, and T1/T3. Built a fully functioning BTS system from scratch utilizing the Sun Fire V1280 Netra in a duplex system incorporating 4 Sun boxes and associated gateways and routers. Attended Cisco MGX bootcamp in Richardson Texas. Made numerous upgrades to the Time Warner MGX 8850 /BTS 10200 network in a production capacity. Upgraded the PXM firmware as well as the VISM firmware on TWC s Cisco BTS softswitch solution which incorporates the MGX platforms and VISM service module for T1 aggregation in their triple play network. Session Border Controls integration.

Tarun Employee
555 Main Street
Hyderabad, CA 95628
myname@email dot com
Ph : xxxxx-xxxxx

SUMMARY

A results-driven, customer-focused, articulate and analytical Senior Software Engineer who can think “out of the box”. Strong in design and integration problem solving skills. Expert in Java, C#, .NET, and T-SQL with database analysis and design. Skilled in developing business plans, requirements specifications, user documentation, and architectural systems research. Strong written and verbal communications. Interested in a challenging technical track career in an application development environment.

Experienced in:

Engineering web development, all layers, from database to services to user interfaces
Supporting legacy systems with backups of all cases to/from parallel systems
Analysis and design of databases and user interfaces
Managing requirements
Implementing software development life cycle policies and procedures
Managing and supporting multiple projects
Highly adaptable in quickly changing technical environments with very strong organizational and analytical skills

EMPLOYMENT

E*Trade Financial, Hyderabad, CA July 2002 – Present

Software Engineer (Customer Service Systems)

Re-engineered customer account software systems used by brokerage teams. Web developer for user interfaces to trading inquiries, support parallel systems.
Developed and implemented new feedback system for users concerns, bugs, and defect tracking regarding use and functionality of new interfaces.
Coded web designed interfaces using Java, XML, XSL, AJAX, and JWS.
Support system for existing intranet for employees, including designing and developing the Advantage@Work system company wide.
Code and support provided through ASP.NET, T-SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle 9i.
Collaborated in the development of in-house development of new banking software interfaces. Supported existing legacy system to provide newly created cases and insured they were available in the systems in parallel until legacy systems were retired.

Intel Corporation, Folsom, CA Jan 2000 – Jul 2002
Systems Programmer (Remote Servers and SSL Product Analyst)

Deployed and tested Remote Installation Services(RIS)-Server Installs on Windows XP.
Focused deployment of Server builds and handled some client builds.
Modified Visual Basic applications for use in post-server builds for customizing builds.
Researched RIS and Active Directory for future deployment world-wide. Presented findings to both the Networking Operating System Network Technology Integration team and the Microsoft Joint Development Team (JDP) at Intel. Produced a document binder for RIS and Active Directory to follow the project to the next team representative.
Wrote bi-monthly progress reports, participated in weekly staff meetings and JDP team meetings designed to develop white paper processing.
Provide technical support to the SSL team, managing inventory.
Participated in testing and use of new SAP system as it was integrated into Intel.
Managed Chipset products for IO Business Units.

CSU Chico, Chico, CA 2000 – 2002
Business Department (Visual Basic Teaching Assistant)
Computer Science Department (Supervisor MS Office Suite Teaching Assistant)

Supervised all lab assistants, guiding them with student project development.
Provided one-to-one guidance with Visual Basic programming instruction techniques.
Wrote small program projects for assignments.
Presented structured learning labs where students could ask questions regarding Visual Basic Programming construct and syntax.
Prepared structured teaching guides pertaining to chapter material that complimented the lectures by the professor.
Provided customized software for tracking student progress throughout the semester. It included reporting for the professor on assessments, projects, homework, lab work, attendance, and overall grades.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Experience with:

Databases: MySQL, Oracle, Access, SAP
Software: Microsoft Office, Remedy, Microsoft SQL Server, DB Artisan, Eclipse, Visual Studio.NET, FrontPage
Languages: C#, Java, Visual Basic, ASP, XML, XSL, JWS, SQL, and T-SQL

EDUCATION

CALIFORINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Chico, CA
BS Computer Science/ Business Minor
4.0/4.0 GPA
COLLEGE OF THE SISKIYOUS, Weed, CA
AS Computer Science

Because of the volume of resumes employers receive, most of them now use some kind of resume tracking or applicant tracking system. This automates many of the tasks necessary for tracking candidates, and also makes it possible for an employer to find a resume they received months or years later. As a result of the technologies used, its important to keep your resume in a certain format that will be correctly read and interpreted by the systems. This used to be referred to as a “scannable” resume because of the hardware that used to scan paper resumes into the computer. Now, career websites and resumes received via email are "parsed" and stored in a database.

Once your resume is stored electronically, employers use keywords to match the stored resumes with their open positions. In order to find the resumes, employers (and recruiters) use keyword searches, usually a boolean search.

Because of the technologies involved in parsing the resume, it is important to keep the format of your resume very simple and somewhat plain. This means that you should generally avoid fancy fonts, graphics and and other "special effects" that don’t always make it through the technologies correctly, at least for your electronic resume (you might want a more elaborate version to hand out at job fairs, but it really isn't necessary). A resume that is not formatted correctly won’t appear in a search for matching keywords, which greatly reduces your chances of landing interviews. I have seen some resumes come through with "gibberish" as a result of the writer trying to use charts or pictures on their resume.

Resume Format

Here are some practical tips for formatting your resume:

Use a simple font. Do not use a decorate font. Times New Roman and Arial parse most accurately and are the "standard" fonts for business communication, which your resume is.
Use a standard font size. For business communications, fonts of 10 and 12 points are the norm.
Avoid using charts, pictures, tables or graphs in your resume. These rarely make it through. If you have information that needs to be in that format, consider an addendum to your resume or, perhaps, a web page that you have created that stores the information, with a link to the web page from your resume.
If you are applying for a job where it's important to show off your formatting or creative skills to land a job, such as a Web Designer or Graphic Artist position, distribute copies of your fancy paper resume at interviews. Better yet, send both a fancy and plain resume format, or create a fancy Web resume and portfolio, and include the URL in your emailed resume or cover letter.

Having a solid and effective resume can greatly improve your chances of landing that dream job. That is beyond discussion. How does one make sure that his resume is top notch and bullet proof, however? There are several websites with tips around the web, but most bring just a handful of them. We wanted to put them all together in a single place, and that is what you will find below: 44 resume writing tips.

1. Know the purpose of your resume

Some people write a resume as if the purpose of the document was to land a job. As a result they end up with a really long and boring piece that makes them look like desperate job hunters. The objective of your resume is to land an interview, and the interview will land you the job (hopefully!).

2. Back up your qualities and strengths

Instead of creating a long (and boring) list with all your qualities (e.g., disciplined, creative, problem solver) try to connect them with real life and work experiences. In other words, you need to back these qualities and strengths up, else it will appear that you are just trying to inflate things.

3. Make sure to use the right keywords

Most companies (even smaller ones) are already using digital databases to search for candidates. This means that the HR department will run search queries based on specific keywords. Guess what, if your resume doesn’t have the keywords related to the job you are applying for, you will be out even before the game starts.

These keywords will usually be nouns. Check the job description and related job ads for a clue on what the employer might be looking for. You can read more about resume keywords on the article Tapping the Power of Keywords to Enhance Your Resume’s Effectiveness.

4. Use effective titles

Like it or not, employers will usually make a judgment about your resume in 5 seconds. Under this time frame the most important aspect will be the titles that you listed on the resume, so make sure they grab the attention. Try to be as descriptive as possible, giving the employer a good idea about the nature of your past work experiences. For example:

Bad title: Accounting
Good title: Management of A/R and A/P and Recordkeeping

5. Proofread it twice

It would be difficult to emphasize the importance of proofreading your resume. One small typo and your chances of getting hired could slip. Proofreading it once is not enough, so do it twice, three times or as many as necessary. If you don’t know how to proofread effectively, here are 8 tips that you can use.

6. Use bullet points

No employer will have the time (or patience) to read long paragraphs of text. Make sure, therefore, to use bullet points and short sentences to describe your experiences, educational background and professional objectives.

7. Where are you going?

Including professional goals can help you by giving employers an idea of where you are going, and how you want to arrive there. You don’t need to have a special section devoted to your professional objectives, but overall the resume must communicate it. The question of whether or not to highlight your career objectives on the resume is a polemic one among HR managers, so go with your feeling. If you decide to list them, make sure they are not generic.

8. Put the most important information first

This point is valid both to the overall order of your resume, as well as to the individual sections. Most of the times your previous work experience will be the most important part of the resume, so put it at the top. When describing your experiences or skills, list the most important ones first.

9. Attention to the typography

First of all make sure that your fonts are big enough. The smaller you should go is 11 points, but 12 is probably safer. Do not use capital letters all over the place, remember that your goal is to communicate a message as fast and as clearly as possible. Arial and Times are good choices.

10. Do not include “no kidding” information

There are many people that like to include statements like “Available for interview” or “References available upon request.” If you are sending a resume to a company, it should be a given that you are available for an interview and that you will provide references if requested. Just avoid items that will make the employer think “no kidding!”

11. Explain the benefits of your skills

Merely stating that you can do something will not catch the attention of the employer. If you manage to explain how it will benefit his company, and to connect it to tangible results, then you will greatly improve your chances.

12. Avoid negativity

Do not include information that might sound negative in the eyes of the employer. This is valid both to your resume and to interviews. You don’t need to include, for instance, things that you hated about your last company.

13. Achievements instead of responsibilities

Resumes that include a long list of “responsibilities included…” are plain boring, and not efficient in selling yourself. Instead of listing responsibilities, therefore, describe your professional achievements.

14. No pictures

Sure, we know that you are good looking, but unless you are applying for a job where the physical traits are very important (e.g., modeling, acting and so on), and unless the employer specifically requested it, you should avoid attaching your picture to the resume.

15. Use numbers

This tip is a complement to the 13th one. If you are going to describe your past professional achievements, it would be a good idea to make them as solid as possible. Numbers are your friends here. Don’t merely mention that you increased the annual revenues of your division, say that you increased them by $100,000, by 78%, and so on.

16. One resume for each employer

One of the most common mistakes that people make is to create a standard resume and send it to all the job openings that they can find. Sure it will save you time, but it will also greatly decrease the chances of landing an interview (so in reality it could even represent a waste of time). Tailor your resume for each employer. The same point applies to your cover letters.

17. Identify the problems of the employer

A good starting point to tailor your resume for a specific employer is to identify what possible problems he might have at hand. Try to understand the market of the company you are applying for a job, and identify what kind of difficulties they might be going through. After that illustrate on your resume how you and your skills would help to solve those problems.

18. Avoid age discrimination

It is illegal to discriminate people because of their age, but some employers do these considerations nonetheless. Why risk the trouble? Unless specifically requested, do not include your age on your resume.

19. You don’t need to list all your work experiences

If you have job experiences that you are not proud of, or that are not relevant to the current opportunity, you should just omit them. Mentioning that you used to sell hamburgers when you were 17 is probably not going to help you land that executive position.

20. Go with what you got

If you never had any real working experience, just include your summer jobs or volunteer work. If you don’t have a degree yet, mention the title and the estimated date for completion. As long as those points are relevant to the job in question, it does not matter if they are official or not.

21. Sell your fish

Remember that you are trying to sell yourself. As long as you don’t go over the edge, all the marketing efforts that you can put in your resume (in its content, design, delivery method and so on) will give you an advantage over the other candidates.

22. Don’t include irrelevant information

Irrelevant information such as political affiliation, religion and sexual preference will not help you. In fact it might even hurt your chances of landing an interview. Just skip it.

23. Use Mr. and Ms. if appropriate

If you have a gender neutral name like Alex or Ryan make sure to include the Mr. or Ms. prefix, so that employers will not get confused about your gender.

24. No lies, please

Seems like a no brainer, but you would be amused to discover the amount of people that lie in their resumes. Even small lies should be avoided. Apart from being wrong, most HR departments do background checks these days, and if you are buster it might ruin your credibility for good.

25. Keep the salary in mind

The image you will create with your resume must match the salary and responsibility level that you are aiming for.

26. Analyze job ads

You will find plenty of useful information on job ads. Analyze no only the ad that you will be applying for, but also those from companies on the same segment or offering related positions. You should be able to identify what profile they are looking for and how the information should be presented.

27. Get someone else to review your resume

Even if you think you resume is looking kinky, it would be a good idea to get a second and third opinion about it. We usually become blind to our own mistakes or way of reasoning, so another people will be in a good position to evaluate the overall quality of your resume and make appropriate suggestions.

28. One or two pages

The ideal length for a resume is a polemic subject. Most employers and recruiting specialists, however, say that it should contain one or two pages at maximum. Just keep in mind that, provided all the necessary information is there, the shorter your resume, the better.

29. Use action verbs

A very common advice to job seekers is to use action verbs. But what are they? Action verbs are basically verbs that will get noticed more easily, and that will clearly communicate what your experience or achievement were. Examples include managed, coached, enforced and planned. Here you can find a complete list of action verbs divided by skill category.

30. Use a good printer

If you are going to use a paper version of your resume, make sure to use a decent printer. Laser printers usually get the job done. Plain white paper is the preferred one as well.

31. No hobbies

Unless you are 100% sure that some of your hobbies will support you candidacy, avoid mentioning them. I know you are proud of your swimming team, but share it with your friends and not with potential employers.

32. Update your resume regularly

It is a good idea to update your resume on a regular basis. Add all the new information that you think is relevant, as well as courses, training programs and other academic qualifications that you might receive along the way. This is the best way to keep track of everything and to make sure that you will not end up sending an obsolete document to the employer.

33. Mention who you worked with

If you have reported or worked with someone that is well known in your industry, it could be a good idea to mention it on the resume. The same thing applies to presidents and CEOs. If you reported to or worked directly with highly ranked executives, add it to the resume.

34. No scattered information

Your resume must have a clear focus. If would cause a negative impression if you mentioned that one year you were studying drama, and the next you were working as an accountant. Make sure that all the information you will include will work towards a unified image. Employers like decided people.

35. Make the design flow with white space

Do not jam your resume with text. Sure we said that you should make your resume as short and concise as possible, but that refers to the overall amount of information and not to how much text you can pack in a single sheet of paper. White space between the words, lines and paragraphs can improve the legibility of your resume.

36. Lists all your positions

If you have worked a long time for the same company (over 10 years) it could be a good idea to list all the different positions and roles that you had during this time separately. You probably had different responsibilities and developed different skills on each role, so the employer will like to know it.

37. No jargon or slang

It should be common sense, but believe me, it is not. Slang should never be present in a resume. As for technical jargon, do not assume that the employer will know what you are talking about. Even if you are sending your resume to a company in the same segment, the person who will read it for the first time might not have any technical expertise.

38. Careful with sample resume templates

There are many websites that offer free resume templates. While they can help you to get an idea of what you are looking for, do not just copy and paste one of the most used ones. You certainly don’t want to look just like any other candidate, do you?

39. Create an email proof formatting

It is very likely that you will end up sending your resume via email to most companies. Apart from having a Word document ready to go as an attachment, you should also have a text version of your resume that does not look disfigured in the body of the email or in online forms. Attachments might get blocked by spam filters, and many people just prefer having the resume on the body of the email itself.

40. Remove your older work experiences

If you have been working for 20 years or more, there is no need to have 2 pages of your resume listing all your work experiences, starting with the job at the local coffee shop at the age of 17! Most experts agree that the last 15 years of your career are enough.

41. No fancy design details

Do not use a colored background, fancy fonts or images on your resume. Sure, you might think that the little flowers will cheer up the document, but other people might just throw it away at the sight.

42. No pronouns

You resume should not contain the pronouns “I” or “me.” That is how we normally structure sentences, but since your resume is a document about your person, using these pronouns is actually redundant.

43. Don’t forget the basics

The first thing on your resume should be your name. It should be bold and with a larger font than the rest of the text. Make sure that your contact details are clearly listed. Secondly, both the name and contact details should be included on all the pages of the resume (if you have more than one).

44. Consider getting professional help

If you are having a hard time to create your resume, or if you are receiving no response whatsoever from companies, you could consider hiring a professional resume writing service. There are both local and online options are available, and usually the investment will be worth the money.