Give employers a snapshot of your skills and qualifications at a glance with a well-written resume. Employers use your resume to screen you as a potential employee. Job seekers should make a point of creating and submitting a flawless resume if serious about making it to the interview phase of the hiring process.

Resumes come in different flavors. Select the one most appropriate for the desired position. Read the job posting carefully as some employers will specify the type of resume they want. The three types of resumes are:

Functional: Highlights your work experience. You'll want to seperate your work experience and education by skill areas and profession. This format is a great way to highlight experience gained over long periods of time or in non-traditional means.

Chronological: Uses reverse date order to detail a job seekers work experience and education. This the most common resume format in the market. Experience is listed starting with the most recent experience and working backward. Typically, you'll want to list at least seven years of professional activity on your resume.

Combination: Puts the best of both worlds together. Generally, it begins with a list of functional job skills directed towards the specific position. Thereafter, it reads much like a chronological resume.

Tips for a Killer Resume:

• Modern employers use search engines to crawl your resume. Make sure you use industry standard terms to explain your experience and match the keywords the employer uses in the advertisement to the words in your resume. Build a keyword dense resume that satisfies the software reviewer and the human reviewer.
• Use lots of numbers and action words. Your resume should quantify your experiences. You didn't just manage the call center; you managed up to 30 employees. Be very specific. Action words give your experience credibility so use them properly as much as possible.
• Sell and tell. Your resume should give employers the complete low down on your experience. However, you shouldn't be afraid to do some subtle selling during the telling part. Link your relevant job skills to the employers needs.