Uh oh, you’re not job hunting, are you? Thought you had a good gig?
Windows has templates, not sure how good they are but my wife and I have used them.

Lie

Lie?

Maybe you have a different version of Microsoft Word.

Ok, first thing- kinda silly, but if you have the means: get resume paper. A lotta people do resumes on printer paper. Nothing wrong with that, but there is actual resume paper, and it shows some attention to detail. Next thing: format is ???. Some say cover letter, some say no. Some say bullet point, blah blah blah. That’s personal. It depends on what you think or know the place you’re applying to wants, and your style and resume. Honestly? If you’re resume isn’t that long or impressive it’s better to keep it short and sweet than to try and BS an encyclopedia. Choose a “bullet point” format that allows you to “filter” out any non relevant experience. Throw a few non professional experiences in to round it out- done. Sometimes if you have too much experience my opinion is that shortening the format is a plus. The more specialized the role, the longer format you’ll probably want. The more generalized, the better to bullet point imho. You’re better off not lying, but embellishing a bit..

... well, a resume is an advertisement for you. Make yourself look as good as possible. Just like an ad, you don’t want to lie... but there’s a big difference between lying and making a qualified claim based on certain factors. Pepper a few industry terms (IF YOU KNOW YOURE USING THEM RIGHT) so they know you’re legit, but do t get too crazy in buzz words. My rule #1? triple check that biznatch. Nothing screams “throw me out” in a stack of final candidates like the one who writes: “Im vary detail oriennted.” Not everyone is so harsh, but for any job that involves communication- the resume is the honeymoon! No pressure, as much time as you need, unlimited resources, and you’re showing me your best face. People make mistakes and that’s fine, but if you’re messing up on the catwalk already you ain’t making the walk off in my book.

My other tip is to keep a “generic” resume. A bare bones structure that you can then fine tune if you’re applying for many types of jobs or different companies. Change words, experience, achievements to suit the employer you’re trying to wow.
Universal Tip #3 stalk them. The more you want the Job, the deeper the stalking. Go to their website, talk to employees if possible. Learn what they value, what their brand image and culture is like. Emulate and emote that. Mirror their language but not verbatim. Show them you’d be a good fit. Drop a word or two about their projects or something positive younggogle about the company that isn’t generic and shows that you actaully care about this company and not just a job.

4: Borrow a resume you like from deep in the godly results and put your info in. Or view a few fit inspiration. Or mix the two approaches.
5: it doesn’t matter much unless you’re going for an ULTRA competitive job at an elite organization. The resume is like a degree. A worthless piece of paper that gives them a free chance to exercise their chosen form of discrimination without liability. They’ll usually mine it for indications of education, socioeconomic background, ethnicity, etc. do you think even a recruiter actaully reads every single resume? They get as far as the first red flag and then toss it, and the more resumes the less it takes to get a flag. It’s like those memes of essays that contain gibberish paragraphs but got an A. The first time anyone will likely scrutinize a resume is in the actual interview. And the interview means more than the resume, the resume just gets you in the door. So don’t sweat too much. Write the resume you’d want to hire.

@pokethebear, jobs great when road work is available and rn it's running thin. I'm out to make as much money as i can now rather than later. We've also just stopped overtime last week so I'd like to pick up either a part time job or another full time job to bring in more money.

They've also, just this morning, let five people go one of which was with the company over 7 years. Being on the low end of the seniority totem pole I'm looking to keep my options open where i can.

Keep it simple and organized. Nobody wants to read a two or three page resume, they want to know your skills, relevant job history and personal info.
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Layoffs suck and can hit anyone at anytime. Somebody I know was working for the same company for 14 years, they laid people off left and right, inculding him. It doesn't hurt to look and see what else is there just in case anything happens.
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I wish you the best of luck Metalman, fingers crossed :)

A Huge thing for me was putting down any volunteer services/ working with kids.