Be real. Leave out the word I as much as possible. None of us are perfect and neither are you, remember this. Only apply for a position you are qualified for with education and experience. be eager to learn things new and say so. You should do quite well. Worked for me.

How do you write one? You sit down with some sample resumes and no distractions. You keep it simple and organised. Use decent paper and write a cover letter to accompany the resume. But resumes are a huge topic that you can learn about on dedicated websites. Just Google "resume writing" and you should get some ideas.

Check the following samples: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/sampleresumes/a/sampleresume2.htm

You want to make it so the person screening them will choose yours. At the top of the first page, make a Qualifications Summary" category. Use bullet points highlighting your qualifications -- these can be resorted or changed based upon the job you are applying for so they match. Then below that you can put the details of your work history, education, etc. When I am looking to hire someone, I will get tons of resumes and I don't have time to read each one. If I don't see what I am looking for at first scan, it goes into the "no" pile.

First I would say you need to look at some different samples online. Then make yourself a master resume for your own records. The master resume should have every little thing in it that you can possibly think of for experience and education. This is because it is your quick reference from which you can select the things that are best suited for the particular resume you're writing. THEN you need to find out a couple things for whomever you are writing the resume for: 1. The format. Chronological, reverse chronological, one page, two pages, what font; whatever the recipient is looking for. 2. The job billet you are looking to fill and the qualifications they are looking for. PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR SPELLING AND GRAMMAR! People who screen dozens or hundreds of resumes are looking for any way they can to thin out the pile of paperwork. They most likely will NOT be reading all 200 resumes when they start out, nor will they want to try to do so with everybody writing their resume in different styles. They will start off looking for people who wrote their resumes THE WAY THEY WERE TOLD TO! If they requested single page, reverse chronological order, then anything NOT written that way will be thrown out. If you cannot follow simple instructions in writing your resume, then you're not giving a good first impression as someone who pays attention to details. Next, after thinning the pile down, they will look to see which people listed the education and experience they asked for. Again, if it's not there, then out it goes! Finally, a small pile is left. Now the HR person actually has to read the content of the resumes to further eliminate people. If your spelling and grammar suck...out you go! Get the idea now? Good luck! :):)