1)      Choose A Job Target - tells the perspective employer that you want this specific job and that you can perform in this job helps you write a great resume because it focuses your attention on a specific goal

2)      Find Out What Skills, Knowledge, And Experience Are Needed - you need to know what is needed for a particular job in order to be able to emphasize these qualities on you resume can be found from classified ads, job description, NOC code book or from someone who is already working in that field

3)      Make A List Of Your Strongest Skills Or Abilities - use these skills to apply to the specific job if you are applying for a job as a Service Representative for an Accounting firm you might list bookkeeping, teaching, computer usage and
problem solving as being most important
 
4)      For Each Skill, Think Of  Several Accomplishments - use accomplishments from your work history to demonstrate your skill if your objective was a position as a union representative you might say "Represented hundreds of grievants covered by diverse contracts

5)      Describe Each Accomplishment - use powerful action statements that emphasize results that benefitted your employer example Accounting Skills: Designed an accounting system that reduced our accounting department's expenditure by 25%

6)      Make A Chronological List Of The Primary Jobs You Have Held - include dates of employment, the job titles and the name of the company

7)      Make A List Of Your Training And Education - no need to mention high school, unless its required for the job.

8)      Choose A Resume Format That Fits Your Situation - chronological, if you are staying in the same field and have an unbroken work history functional, if you are making a career change or have a broken record of employment

 9)     Arrange Your Action Statements - place each action statement under the appropriate job title or appropriate skill category depending on the resume style you have chosen

10)     Summarize Your Key Points At Or Near The Top Of Your Resume - can be described as Summary Of Qualifications, Professional Profile or Highlights Of Qualifications four to six one liners that will make you look attractive and qualified to the employer