01. Effective Resume Components

What does a resume look like?

Your resume should include the following sections:

• Heading
• Skills
• Projects
• Experience
• Education

Consider the following example of a resume for Jenny Smith, who is looking to pursue a Senior Front-End Developer role:

We recommend the following orders for these sections:

• Heading, Skills, Projects in that order; Experience and Education in any order.
• Heading; Education or Experience in any order; Projects, Skills in that order.

When determining the order of the sections in your resume, choose the one that best highlights your qualifications based on the job description for your desired role.

Note, that a different resume order from the ones we've suggested is acceptable if other sections that are most impactful for the desired role need to be prioritized.