How to make an effective resume?

Here's a good link to start with:
HOW TO WRITE A GOOD RESUME

First I would say it can depend on the type of position you are looking for.

First you have to decide what type you want, I use basically one that shows abilities and duties, not where I used to work.

But in a lot of my positions, they were looking for someone with "flare" with "sparkle" so I used paper that was not white, or if white very high quality expensive paper and had them printed and maybe embossed names.

Once I made them into booklets that was a presentation of my work and abilities.

Another time I used paper that was off size, I wanted my resure to catch their attention and I wanted them to know I was selling myself.

Next I always call before I send it, to let them know it is coming and I call afterwards to "check" if it is there.

And I use at least two follow up selling letters.

Now jobs that are looking for conservitie qualities may not work well like that.

In the past it was important to try to make your resume standout, but not overly so. Now that can be a problem. Many employers now use resume tracking software. So they want clean, not heavily formatted, resumes that will scan well into these applications.

There is a load of books and web sites that offer advice on writing a resume. The resume you use depends heavily on the type of job you are seeking, your experience etc. I suggest you do some research.

On a side note: You originally posted this to an existing thread in the Forum Help forum. The first note in that thread containd a link on How to Ask a question. Obviously you didn't bother to read that as it talks about choosing an appropriate forum and asking detailed questions. Its always a good idea to at least scan the instructions before you do something.