With employers receiving hundreds of resumes you must make sure that your resume grabs an employer's attention immediately.  A great way to do this is to use job titles and skill headings that relate to and match the jobs you are pursuing.

Employers make snap judgments when glancing at your resume. If they see unrelated job titles or skills the likelihood is very high that they will make an immediate assumption that you are not qualified for the job you want. Adding to this problem is the fact that employers don't have the time to read through each of your job descriptions to determine if you have the skills they need.

The design of your resume must highlight the most important information about your work experience, skills and education. At first glance this information forms the image that employers have of your skills and abilities.

Resume design should get attention but it's really the content of your resume, the descriptions you include of your skills and abilities, that determine how many interviews you generate as well as the level of salary offers you receive.

Using numbers to describe your achievements and responsibilities can greatly expand and elevate your image. Using numbers and quantifying creates vivid images in our mind when we read them, whereas general statements are easy to skip over or forget. Typically the more specific you can be in describing your duties the better.  Another strategy that is extremely important in controlling the image that employers develop about you is to use Power Words or verbs that match the level of position you want. 

Most resumes provide a list of duties that each applicant has been responsible for--without explaining the benefit of those skills to employers.

As you write your resume, keep in mind the level of job and salary you want. Be sure to create an image that presents you at the appropriate level.

Another big mistake that job seekers make is to list very important data in the lower sections of their job descriptions. As you compile statements for your resume, prioritize them by importance, impressiveness and relevance to the job you want. Remember that a strong statement which uses power words and quantifies will affect every statement under it.

You will generate many more interviews by tweaking your resume and cover letter so that they address the specific skills each employer requests.

By re-labeling your skills to fit your desired positions you will find your resume will be more valuable and interesting to prospective employers. This "re-labeling" is entirely truthful and is extremely important in landing more interviews because it allows job seekers to apply for, and look qualified for, a wider range of jobs.