If you think writing your resume is merely scribbling all the details into a sheet of paper and submitting it together with your application letter, you are so not booking a job any time soon. A lot of people underestimate the value of the small yet important details that goes into making a professionally written resume. The heading of the resume for example is considered as a mere statement of basic, personal information and seen as the least important of all the resume parts. You must think that the part serve its essence as the "heading" because it serves as an introduction to your resume and it gives your interviewer/reruiter the most basic idea as to who you are. The heading is most commonly composed of your full name, date of birth and age, address and your contact information which includes your home number, mobile number and e-mail address. Depending on the industry, you are sometimes required to place your marital status. These might just be considered the most basic among the basic information needed on your resume, but it always helps to get even these minute details right. To take care of that, here is a number of tips you can follow to improve your heading:



1. Make your name prominent among other texts in the resume. If possible, place it in bold, top and center.


2. Put your date of birth and age side-by-side. You don't want the hiring manager to do the math in figuring out your age.


3. Get your address right. Make sure you current address is accurate down to the house number and apartment number if you are currently living in one.


4. Always include your contact information. Make it a point to place an active home phone or cellular phone number in your resume in case you are going to be called back. If you have multiple contact numbers, make sure to include them.


5. Include your personal e-mail address as an alternate means of contacting you. See to it that your the "address" itself is formal as to make it look professional. The e-mail adress should be at least close to your name. For example, if your name is John Smith, the address should be formatted using your name like johnsmith2012@gmail.com or smithjohn123@yahoo.com, in that way, your email is easily recognizable.


6. Place your marital status only when you feel like your job requires it. If you are in doubt, completely omit it especially if you think that it would make a certain negative impression. Examples would be placing your marital status which is widow/widower or at times, divorced.

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