An applicant can make his resume stand out by carefully utilizing current industry keywords, formatting the resume for a specific position, reading over the resume for errors and including a cover letter with the resume. An applicant should make his resume longer than a single page if necessary.
Using current industry keywords and buzzwords should be done only if those words naturally fit into the resume, otherwise the applicant risks looking as though the words were stuffed in as much as possible. Rather than submitting the exact same resume for several different positions, Business Insider recommends tailoring the resume to fit the position’s job description, qualifications and experience requirements.