There are eight essential ingredients to include in your résumé:
1) Name and contact information
2) Summary/Profile/Objective (including this section at the outset gives you the opportunity to summarize your work history, position yourself as a certain kind of professional, or outline the parameters of your search)
3) Organization Names
4) Job Titles
5) Duties/Responsibilities
6) Chronology (positions held should be organized in reverse chronological order with month/year included)
7) Education (include name of institution, degree earned, and date of graduation)
8) Skills (languages, computer programs, etc.)