Writing a resume can be a door opener, not very likely but it just might. I wouldn't worry about formal formatting unless applying for major company jobs.

In my mind, short, to the point and easy to read is what matters.

A brief description of you as a person and what you have done previously is fine. Dont write "up" what you've done.

If you have no specific experience in the particular field, say so. I'd take personality, hunger for knowledge, reliability and punctuality ahead of anything else for an entry position. Even experience won't rate as hi as the others in my book...

Don't claim to be a PT wiz just because you've attended a PT 101 class.

Dress decently but not formally.

If you really want to be a musician and be in a band, don't contact me, you'll just waste my time.

Welcome! My personal take on it is that they aren't used much but it's nice to have one on hand that someone can casually view for more information on their own. The one I have made though is sorted by order of what I believe to be most important from the top down:

• Name, regional location (Los Angeles, CA for instance but not the address), phone#, IMDB link
• A few selected titles for filmography/body of work
• Affiliations & Awards (if any) (IATSE, MPSE, CAS, AMPAS, ATAS, etc)
• Work experience (as in, who have I worked for or contracted with studio/facility wise on a regular basis)
• Education

I prefer the simple approach, no statement of purpose or such of that nature. Nothing that gloats either. My thoughts per a recent posting on here about promotion is that by building credibility in one's body of work first, the credibility does the promotion for oneself over time. So in that sense, I feel the resume follows suit. Listing the straightforward no-fluff credible facts, which corroborate with IMDB/LinkedIn etc, and to-the-point.

Then again this is just one take on it, as I've always been an independent contractor and thus my body of work (IMDB) is the only true common-denominator-paper trail representing my overall work history. Others may differ though based upon their work situation.