What information do I need to include in a basic resume?

What information do I need to include in a basic resume?

Debra Davenport (Executive Professional Mentor, Licensed Career Counselor & Employment Agent) gives expert video advice on: What are the most common resume mistakes?; How do I structure my resume if I've had several jobs? and more...

On your resume--in addition to your name, address, telephone number and email address--you want to have a clear-cut objective, a summary of your work experience, your professional work history, education, civic and volunteerism experience, foreign language skills, continuing education, educational background, a lot of different things that go on a good, basic resume.The other thing that's very important to include on your resume are testimonials. Testimonials are those one-paragraph references that you can get from previous employers and heavy-hitter people that you know in your circle who provide these for you and you put those on the last page of your resume. That helps the employer to not even have to ask you for references because they're already there.