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Originally Posted by Rambit
Just tailor the resume for the position you're seeking, not hand out generic ones.
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I think that's industry specific. I know law firms want every "real" job, and government requires every single job you've ever held, even if it was a paper route when you were 14 (well...assuming it was reported), even if you only had it for a week. Also, don't have any gaps in your employment without being able to explain them. And for the women out there, if you took a few years off to be a mom don't say you were a "Domestic household engineer, allowing me to hone my multi-tasking and time management skills" or some nonsense like that (you wouldn't believe some people), just either leave the gap and be ready to say you took time off to raise your kids, or at most put homemaker (it's fine...really, HR people are humans too and understand the way life works).
Oh, and I'm going to add to Rambit's suggestion to not look like a bum that you should also act with some class...which means if they ask for ID don't pull it out from your bra (HR is an...interesting...world).