A short paragraph describing your qualifications using action verbs. Include a strong clear description of who you are and what you have to offer in a short concise paragraph. Remember that you are selling yourself so try to include information that describes your ambition, commitment, intelligence, and motivation. If you have extensive work experience you may want to include a separate optional summary page.
This is another of those first impression opportunities. You need your summary to grab the reader and let him know that you are the best candidate for the job. After reading this section of your resume the reader will either be compelled to read more or the reader will discard your resume.
Choose your action verbs carefully and make solid claims about what you can accomplish. Use measurable accomplishments whenever possible. Make you self noticed now.
This section may need to be rewritten for each employer you apply to; customizing you summary to the specific needs of each potential employer.
Start with a concise phrase that describes your profession. Add to this a phrase that describes your specialized experience.
Make a few more concise statements to show the full extent of your skills, an accomplishment worth noting, the diversity in your experience, and/or personal characteristics of value.
When you are done have someone you trust to read your summary and tell you if it describes you accurately.
Remember, this is the meat of the resume (or perhaps the tofu). Everything that follows is backup documentation.
[...] 3. Summary [...]