1. Use Action words : Use words like Designed, Implemented instead of words like Learned. 2. Put down other interests section : I have talked to a lot of emplo

1. Use Action words : Use words like Designed, Implemented instead of words like Learned. 2. Put down other interests section : I have talked to a lot of employers about my hobbies. Many people say this is a bad idea but from my personal experience, it has worked like a charm. 3. Do not exaggerate on your resume : If you were not involved in making X decision which was a crucial part of the project, do not claim credit. 4. Short and Descriptive Action sentences : Instead of "I put together an interactive site" write " Designed a website that uses whatever" 5. If you are a software engineer, write down the software method used in your previous team. I have had conversations with managers that didn't adopt X method or the ones that did and either ways it has helped me. 6. Write down, Learn and be prepared to discuss the business impact. Designed X feature for X product is not adequate. What was the problem that it solved? 7. Use consistent design : If your dates were on the right column for a section, use that for everything else. If your position was after the company for the first one then use that for every single position. 8. Do not forget to mention that References will be furnished upon request. 9. Do not forget to write your objective that you are looking for interns. I have had people call me up to interview for full time. 10. Try to buy domain for your last name so that you could have firstname@lastname.com or use your colleges email id. This is just my personal opinion but @yahoo.com in the resume seems a little ...