I totally agree with the Ladders comments.
On a more aggressive note, I suggest that executives (maybe all of us) seriously consider not sending a resume at all. In my conversations with hiring managers, they say they look at maybe 2-3% of all solicited/unsolicited resumes they receive.
So how do they hire? Mainly via recommendations from people they trust and respect. That's how I hired hundreds of people when I was in corporate America. So if I'm looking for a new position, I spend most of my time firing up my connections and see who can give me that intro to a decision-maker for a opening or company I'm interested in. Then I go talk to them about my specific ideas on how I can bring value to them.
If you must send a resume, replace the Career Summary section with Unique Value Propostion and try to make it centric to the firm and position. That will probably require you to do some extensive research on the firm/organization to see what is happening in their industry and determine what you can do for them.
Also, spend less space on the chronological review of your past positions held. Instead, outline the Business-Changing Results you were involved with.
Finally, use today's business "talk," not the terms and expressions you used on your last resume.










