Pick a clean, single-column template that highlights hands-on skills and steady work history. Use a reverse-chronological layout so your recent assembly work appears first and so applicant tracking systems parse your file easily.
Keep your resume to one page if you have under 10 years of relevant work. Use two pages only when you have long, directly relevant experience with certifications or leadership roles in production.
Choose ATS-friendly fonts like Calibri or Arial. Set body text to 10–12pt and headers to 14–16pt. Keep line spacing at 1.0–1.15 and add margins of at least 0.5 inches so the page breathes.
Use clear section headings such as Summary, Skills, Experience, Education, and Certifications. Put hands-on skills like lens edging, frame alignment, and quality checks near the top.
Avoid heavy graphics, multiple columns, and text boxes. Those elements confuse ATS and make the layout fragile when printed or converted to PDF.
Watch for common mistakes. Don’t use unusual fonts, tiny text, or dense blocks of text. Avoid vague phrases like "responsible for" and replace them with short action lines that show what you did.
Save the file as a simple PDF or DOCX. Name the file with your name and job title, for example AlissaMurphy_EyeglassAssembler.pdf, so hiring managers find you fast.