1) To pass the employer’s screening process [ requisite educational level, no. of years of experience, etc.]
2) To give basic facts which might favourably influence the employer [company’s worked for, etc.]
3) To provide contact information, and up-to-date address and telephone no. that will always be answered during business hours
4) To establish you as a profesional person which high standards and excellent writing skills, based in the fact that the resume is so well done
Most people write a resume because everyone knows that you have to get a job. They write their resume grudgingly, to fulfill this obligation. If you realize that the great resume can be your ticket to get exactly the job you want , you may be able to muster some genuine enthusiasm for creating masterpiece, rather than the feeble products most people turn out.