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Electronic Résumé Action Plan
Introduction
The computer age has brought about a new set of standards and guidelines for writing your résumé. More and more companies are reviewing résumés online and scanning them into their applicant tracking systems. As a result, you should develop an "electronic" résumé to maximize your exposure and take full advantage of the internet as a job search tool.
Electronic résumés are stripped down, plain text versions of your résumé, designed to be sent to employers via e-mail.
Basic Tips for Writing Your Electronic Résumé
- Don't use tabs, bullets, italics or underlining.
- Limit each line to 65 characters, including spaces and commas.
- Left justify your electronic résumé.
- Keep your résumé in plain text (Courier is recommended); remember, you don't have a choice of font on the receiving end.
- Use asterisks instead of bullets.
- Create your electronic résumé in Notepad; this will enable you to copy and paste your résumé onto the internet and send it via e-mail.
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