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I've taken technical writing. So has my S.O. And I've seen articles contradict both (already contradicting) points of view. It's completely up in the air, and what satisfies one person will ignite a fierce pet peeve for someone else.

So, in MY opinion, about the only things you can really count on:

- Have the relevant info easy to find.
- Use enough white space (and formatting) to make it look uncluttered.
- Keep it short, and highlight major accomplishments.
- Check for errors!!
- Try to stand out -- in a good way.
- If you get the interview, ask for the job.

Any time I get advice from anyone else on anything else to do with resume writing, I apply copious salt and consider it at best a single person's opinion.

FWIW, I no longer use an objective either. If I don't get the job because I didn't have that on my resume, well.. chances are I would've had the wrong colored shoelaces anyway.