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Develop an Electronic-Friendly Resume
Oct. 2, 2000
(SmartPros)
Q: "How do I develop an electronic-friendly resume?"
Employers today are likely to request your resume in an ASCII or plain-text format, so it's a good idea to keep one saved on your computer, ready to go. Here are some tips for creating and submitting an electronic resume:
- An ASCII resume is basically plain text with no formatting. This means that there should be no bullets, underlines, bold or italics in your copy. Acceptable ASCII characters are dashes, asterisks and arrows.
- Line lengths in excess of 80 characters have a very good chance of wrapping the line prematurely, creating an annoying double-spaced window. You can avoid this problem when using Word for Windows by selecting 10-point Courier font and adjusting the page width to 4-3/4 inches. Then save the file as a "Text with Line Breaks" to put a hard return at the end of each line.
- To maintain vertical alignment, use an equal number of spaces from the left-hand margin. Convert all text to 10-point Courier or another suitable fixed-width font. Proportional fonts such as Helvetica or Arial have different widths for different characters and should be avoided.
- Sending your resume as text within an e-mail message will guarantee that the resume can be scanned. In addition, many companies prefer receiving resumes this way as opposed to an attachment due to concerns about computer viruses.
- When e-mailing your resume, be sure to include the position of interest in the subject line of your message.
2000, Smartpros Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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