A good resume is highly dependent on the job you're applying for. If you're looking for an entry-level position or trying to join the King's team, then a cover letter is probably not necessary and even the simplest inventory of your skills and experience would probably do in the resume itself. If you're applying for some kind of executive or professional position then the cover letter becomes critical. Every word, every bit of punctuation and formatting, heck even the white space in your resume needs to be scrutinized.
Jammies offered fantastic tips for resume writing aimed at jobs approaching the latter category. I endorse his comments without reservation. I would caution against Winsor_Pilates approach unless, like him, you are applying broadly to different industries for a wide variety of positions. Even then I would suggest you customize your cover letter to each employer you are addressing.
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