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Whitespace is key, as it looks clean, inviting and easy for a reviewer to spot key words. As mentioned, you are probably competeing with 200-300 people for an interview, which means that your resume has about 10-15sec to grab someones attention and make them want to spend a bit more time reading it. It does need to be tailored to the job you are applying for to make the relevant parts stand out and grab their attention. Also, your resume needs to grab their interest and make them want to talk to you to get more details.
I would still list jobs in order, but jobs that are irrelevant, just get a short summery of the job with emphasis on anything that could help like performance rating, longevitiy, etc.
2 pages absolute max, a resume is to highlight your skills, experience and education and grab interest, not tell your professional life story.
Lastly, spelling and grammer must be correct. If I can find errors in my 10-15sec glance I will be done with it.
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