You're hinting at a general rule that goes something like "the most salient facts go at the top". When I was trying to get my first job out of college, the fac

You're hinting at a general rule that goes something like "the most salient facts go at the top". When I was trying to get my first job out of college, the fact that I'd graduated from a well-known school with a decent GPA was really important, and mentioned at the top. Ten years later, the fact that I went to school is just barely interesting enough to sneak in at the very bottom of the page, and my grades aren't worth mentioning at all.