• List references.
  Instead add, "References available on request."
• Add a photo.
  (Unless you're a model or actor.)
• Include anything personal.
  By law, you don't have to explain your age, sex, race, marital status, family size, or handicaps to anyone.
• Imply anything about salary.
  Hold off any discussion of salary until after you've received an offer for the job.
• Write in paragraphs.
  Use bulleted lists instead. (You're reading a bulleted list now.) Keep sentences shorter than 10 to 12 words.
• Exaggerate or Lie.
  Sooner or later, they'll know you did.
• Be Shy.
  Of all the times to "toot your own horn," THIS IS IT.
• Go Over One Page.
  Be direct and brief, and keep it short. If it won't fit on one page, no more than two.
• Get Fancy.
  Don't use fonts or type that are difficult to read.
• Use Negative Words
  Avoid words like, "arrested", "boring", "fired", etc. You can explain these at your interview.

DO:

• Be Specific.
  Give examples if possible.
• Double Space Between Sections.
  Single space within sections.
• Be positive.
  And enthusiastic.
• Use strong action verbs.
  And remove adverbs (words that end in "ly").
• Type It.
  Electric typewriter or computer, one or the other.
• Proofread.
  Ask someone else to look it over as well.