Help! Bad resume format?

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Yes, the format does help HR/hiring managers quickly scan your resume, but the differences you described are so minor, I highly doubt it would have hurt your chances at the jobs you were applying for. As long as the place of employment and your job title are there and fairly easily read, it’s fine. In fact, your current version sounds exactly like mine and I’ve had no trouble getting jobs (I’m 7 years into my career, have had 5+ jobs, always the same resume format.)

I would suggest, however, adding back the computer skills category … but only list the relevant programs … if all you really know is Word and Internet Explorer, then you’ll look better without that. But if you have experience with Quark or InDesign or Photoshop or database systems, etc, definitely list that in a separate section.

Education should go after your jobs since you’re no longer in school, and I’d put honors in a separate category, but only if they’re career-related … if they are honors from school (like Dean’s list, or scholarships, etc), then yes, keep them with school (if you keep them at all). But if they are from outside of school, you can list them separately. Just remember though to make sure the info is relevant … if you have a long list of scholarships or awards you won in college, that doesn’t really mean much to the typical NYC hiring manager and it’s going to make you look less professional.

From my experience, how your resume looks does have a lot to do with whether editors take the time to really go through it. I’ve seen editors take 15 secs to scan resumes, which absolutely seems unfair when you consider how much time you probably spent making it perfect but that’s how it goes.

Is your resume not specific enough to each job you’re applying to? I always try to tweak my resume a bit to highlight different things depending on what editors say they’re looking for in the job listing. Is it too general? Too specific? I always try to keep my resume at one page and describe what type of publication I work for. You could always look at your cover letter too. We always get mass e-mails with form letters addressed to “Sir or Madam” and most editors just delete them because they figure why read it when obviously this person didn’t take the time to write a personalized cover letter.

But even if you do all these things, it’s so hard to get that one big break. Don’t worry if it hasn’t happened to you yet. You just have to keep trying and ask others for advice about your resume (like Ed). Wish you the best of luck!