As a Technical Program Manager, your resume needs clean, ATS-friendly formatting. A reverse-chronological layout works best to highlight your leadership and project management experience. Use 11pt Arial or Georgia for body text and 14pt for headers. Keep it to one page unless you have 10+ years of relevant experience.
Avoid columns or graphics—ATS might miss your key skills. Use consistent 1.15 line spacing and 0.25" margins. Add a "Project Highlights" section to showcase cross-functional achievements with metrics (e.g., "Led cloud migration reducing costs by 30%").
Common mistakes: Using "Fancy Script" fonts (hard to read), overcrowding sections with jargon, or listing projects without clear outcomes. Always end with a brief "Skills" section listing tools like JIRA, Agile, or Python—match the tech stack from your target job description.