Select resume paper that is light in color and has a fairly plain background so it can be copied, scanned, or faxed easily. Make sure that it is free of spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors. Print it on a laser printer or very clear ink jet. Limit the graphics. You can use lines, underlines, borders, bullets, and small drawings or photographs as long as the effect is visually pleasing, uncluttered, or related to your career.
Many companies scan resumes, but scanners have difficulty with lines, graphics, and some fonts.
Construct your resume using action verbs, adjectives, or keywords that describe your skills. Describe your accomplishments quanitatively where appropriate. Lengthy job descriptions or descriptions of non-transferable job duties. Unrelated, personal information or photographs. Making statements you cannot back up with examples or proof.