A positive resume usually rises to the top of the pile.  Your positive past performances and how people perceive you should display in your life history. 

A successful resume should convey four positive ingredients: image, contribution(s), appeal, and ability to get along with others [peers, subordinates, and supervisors].

With any employer, every person has fundamental and functional responsibilities.  If you were a car, your fundamental responsibility would be to provide reliable transportation, all parts would be working toward that goal. Each part would have a functional responsibility: the brakes, tires, engine, etc. would all have different functions [yet all would be working in unison].

These functional responsibilities are the achievement highlights that bring your resume to life.  Most people fail to separate the responsibility portion and the achievement portion of a career. Achievements equal results and results are what get people jobs. The reason some get ahead in life and others don't is because of results.  It's real.
           
If your resume lacks this distinction, take a few days to recall the achievements in your career [a report card on yourself].  You'll find things about yourself that you might not have included in your most current resume.  Be patient in this process, it's your whole life you're thinking about. Remember, it's not what you're responsible for that gets you a job [your peers have the identical responsibilities], it's what you do well within your responsibilities that separates the winners from the losers.
           
Better jobs have become more competitive and as efficiencies continue to improve, jobs will become even more specialized, not to mention what continued effect the internet will have on job seekers. As the times change, so does the perception of your resume.

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