Lots has been said about how to write a resume, and there are lots of opinions and rules on the subject that people can argue about. But here is some basic advice without which your resume may never even be noticed. It's so obvious you're going to kick yourself for not realizing it sooner.
You need to NAME your resume with your NAME. The name of the document has to be your NAME. Plain and simple. DO NOT call it "my resume" or even worse "consumerPR resume 6". Here are the obvious reasons: When the HR recruiter is looking through her saved documents (resumes), unless your name is "Resume" she's not going to find you. Another obvious reason: it looks silly.
I agree it's important to tailor your resume to the job you're applying for. But don't advertise that. Let them know that this resume represents purely and totally who you are. They want to know that the skills on that resume are really your true and unaltered abilities-- neither watered down nor spiked up. Every hiring manager dreams about the person who is out there that has everything they're looking for in the perfect proportion. So don't advertise that you're morphing yourself into a "square" when you're really a "round" by naming each version of your resume. Just name your document with your own name, and use a number or code of some sort (not too obvious of course)to help you quickly determine which version you're sending.

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