[zkoch]

I usually try to make mine look a little more "modern." I usually follow a few simple rules:

1.) Two or three colors color scheme 2.) Simple vertical alignment 3.) 2 fonts: 1 for headings and one for body text 4.) One or two simple graphics 5.) Don't let it resemble a MS Office template

Here's a slightly dated resume of mine: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58767/zkoch-resume.pdf

[FPSDavid]

What kinda program do you create something like this in, maybe Illustrator?

[Ronkdar]

Word is fine. If you want to get fancy, LaTeX. Just don't distribute a .docx file. Save it as .pdf.

[zkoch]

This was done in InDesign. You could do it in Word, but it's going to be more difficult. If you're on a Mac I would recommend Pages. I'm not as familiar with Windows, so couldn't really suggest any software there.