The Google Resume by Gayle Laakmann McDowell

Javascript, AJAX. 20,000 lines of code . Awarded “Honorable Mention” in Senior Design Projects.
    If you are not applying for a software engineering position but have other substantial work, you can rename this section with a more appropriate title. For example, if you founded a club that accomplished some concrete goals and led your school’s shift to electronic course review, you might make this a “Leadership Experience” section.
    Education
    Even if you have a 4.0 from MIT, your experience usually matters more than education. Education is a checkbox, but an important one nonetheless.
    In addition to the standard items (university name, dates attended, location), your education section should list the following:
Major, minor, and degree. If your major has a nonstandard name, you should explain the curriculum on your résumé—and you can do so in a way that shapes the reader’s perception. For example, the University of Pennsylvania offers a major called “digital media design (DMD),” which is a fusion of computer science, communication, and fine arts (think: future Pixar engineers). A DMD student who is applying for a software engineering role at Amazon might describe it as “a computer science–based major with additional courses in design and communications.”
GPA. Generally, recent graduates should list their GPA on their résumé if it’s at least a 3.0 out of 4.0. If your school lists GPA in a nonstandard way (such as on a 10.0 scale), you should consider translating your GPA to a more understood system, such as class rank.
Activities. Recent graduates should list their most serious (that is, most impressive/relevant) activities on their résumé. Don’t list everything you did, though—everyone can have a lot of half-hearted activities, so an extensive list won’t impress anyone. More experienced candidates usually will not include activities.
Related coursework. Current students and some recent graduates may want to list relevant courses. Make sure the courses are truly relevant, though. If the course names aren’t clearly understandable to someone not familiar with your university, you may want to give them more “user-friendly” names. This is also an excellent section to tailor to each position or company.
Awards. If you received any awards in college, they often will be listed here. You could, instead, include an “Awards” section, but many candidates find that this takes up precious space. Students with low GPAs may find that awards help them compensate for an otherwise less impressive college experience.
    While you must always include education on your résumé, this section should get shorter with more work experience. Many candidates with even two or three years of experience list just their major and degree.
    What about High School?
    High school almost never belongs on a résumé. There are probably only three exceptions to this—and two of them occur only very rarely:
Freshmen and sophomores. Freshmen and sophomores might consider listing their high school on their résumé, but only if they really have nothing better to list. It’s unlikely to impress anyone.
Building a connection. In rare cases, you might know that you’re sending your résumé to a fellow alum or someone else strongly connected to your high school. One candidate, Mark, included his small private high school on his résumé and wound up interviewing with someone whose daughter attended the same high school. He says it helped them build a connection.
A very impressive accomplishment. If you have some very impressive accomplishments from high school and the only way to include them is to list your high school, this might be acceptable. However, it’s more likely that these accomplishments should go elsewhere, such as under an Awards section.
    Which Comes First?
    The rule of thumb is that education should be listed before work experience for current students (or graduates with no post-college work experience).