The first page should be the info that will grab the HR thots eyes
Having been the HR thot for a short period of time (more like low man on the Administrative totem pole who got stuck with the unwanted task, but that's not important right now) I can add some more tips on how to make a resume stand out in a good way, rather than a bad way. All of For the Lulz's tips are excellent, so there's just a couple more things.
Make sure that you have an email address that's some version of your name instead of something retarded. PrincessPeach6969 or HotToddy1996 goes STRAIGHT onto the "nope" pile, trust me. Check your "SensibleEmail26" account several times a day, at least at 8 am and 2pm at a minimum. If it takes you more than 24 hours to respond to an inquiry, your stock value as a potential employee will drop considerably. Checking your email is an important job skill in the business world.
Find out the industry standard pay for the job you're applying for and the area you're living in, and keep your wage requirements on a scale of low to mid. Don't ask for top dollar right out of the gate, because if they wanted to pay top dollar, they would have hired a headhunter and contacted you instead of the other way around. Don't ask for the money you want or need, ask for the money that's reasonable for the job you are applying for. Nothing will get you laughed right into the "rejected" pile faster than unreasonable salary requests. Nothing looks worse than asking a dollar more an hour than the HR thot is making unless you have some AMAZING skills and experience (you don't). Unfortunately, a lot of ex-military people tend to overestimate on the pay. The company I worked for
loved to hire ex-military but
hated to pay them the money they
thought they were worth).
If you're mailing your resume, buy a decent quality paper in a muted, off-white color and spring for the matching envelopes. Don't use regular printer paper, and for all that is holy, do NOT use brights. Make sure the paper is SPOTLESS before and after printing. I've gotten resumes with coffee stains, smudges, and even a mustard smear on them; don't let this be you. Our company used an online application and, as a second round, had select applicants mail in a resume as a sort of shit test, to make sure our chosen applicants could format a document and use a post office.
If you get a phone or in-person interview, be sure to write down the interviewer's name. Within 24 hours of the interview, mail a business-quality Thank You note to that person. The card should be very simple, just a half-sized card with the words "Thank You" on the front. Write a short note inside thanking the person for their time in interviewing you, and expressing your desire to work for the company and hear from them soon. Sure, it's sucking up and may make you feel greasy, but you'd be surprised at how often this works, particularly on true HR thots.
If you don't hear a thing back, for GOD'S SAKE, don't call back every day and harass some poor receptionist or secretary about the job. The chances that you, as a job seeker, will be put through to someone who actually has hiring authority is exceedingly low. Don't call more than once a week. Whoever answers the phones will probably be told when to tell people "Sorry, the position has been filled". They probably WON'T be told who got the job, and certainly won't be told why you didn't get it if you aren't the winning candidate. We had one applicant who kept appearing at the reception desk in person, harassing our receptionist almost every day about a job that she knew nothing about, until I finally had to tell him to never come back or we'd have him trespassed. I then found his resume (he'd made through Round 2, but Round 3 hadn't started yet) and moved him to the "rejected" pile for being an impatient sperglord. Don't let this be you.
Keep in mind, it's the Application Sifter's job to find reasons, ANY reasons, to eliminate applicants and get the final list down from hundreds of applicants to a set few (my number was 6). So, you do want to stand out a little, but not in a flamboyant or disruptive way. For the Lulz's advice is top-notch; the best way to do this is massage your skills. Make them more active tense ("Ran back-ups for 3 departments and 50 computers nightly") rather than declarative or passive ("Ran computer back-ups"). This will give you a little edge, but in a GOOD way.
Also keep your interests and hobbies to a minimum; don't put more than three things. I had a hiring manager eliminate an applicant for being a fan of the wrong sports team, so don't put shit like that in your resume. Try to make your interests sound a little less nerdy and more sociable; instead of saying "I play Magic the Gathering with my gay friends from high school every weekend", try "I enjoy competing in board game tournaments" and let them wonder whether you mean Dungeons and Dragons or chess. Try to make at least one of your interests somewhat athletic, such as going to the gym or playing tennis. This is a non-offensive interest that makes it seem like you might be healthy and call in sick less often, and maybe, so as to not make a liar out of yourself, take up going to the gym or playing tennis? It can't hurt you right now, you've got plenty of time on your hands until you get a job.
Good luck.