Nothing will ruin your chances for a great career opportunity more than a shoddy, unprofessional résumé. Whether online or in print, your résumé is what hiring managers and recruiters use to make preliminary judgments on your abilities.

“In a Robert Half survey, 84 percent of executives polled said it takes just one or two typographical errors in a resume to remove a candidate from consideration for a job opening. Hiring managers view your resume as an indication of your attention to detail, and a mistake will convince potential employers you lack it. So, after running your computer's spell-check function, ask a friend to review your application materials.” - Robert Half International

In today’s internet world, it is easy to insert your own “personality” and try to stand out. Differentiating yourself from other Job-Seekers is of paramount importance. However, there is a line between highlighting qualifications and getting cute with design tricks. Stickers, flowered borders, and Edwardian Script fonts are a sure way to get your résumé into the circular file.

“Remember that you're writing a professional document to be read by a prospective employer, not dashing off a quick email or text message to a friend. Hiring managers will use your resume to gauge your level of professionalism, so steer clear of informal language, unconventional acronyms and emoticons.” - Robert Half International

The entire purpose of a résumé is to get you in front of the hiring manager. Cuteness dos not fly in the halls of Corporate America. It really crashes in smaller businesses where owner/operators are stretched thin as it is. Hiring managers do not have time for cartoon emoticons and neon tabs.
The best way to get the inside track on a plum career opportunity is to highlight your accomplishments. The importance of this element cannot be overstated. Most résumés contain a bulleted description of duties and activities. Very few packages actually outline quantitative evidence of a Job-seeker’s contributions to previous employers.

Many people seem to be under the misguided notion that the traditional résumé is an anachronism in the 21st century career search realm. Nothing could be further from the truth. The fact of the matter is that the résumé is the keystone of any job search package; and, it very well may be your best chance between stardom and mediocrity