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ELECTRONIC RESUMES
SCANNABLE RESUME
A paper resume that focuses on key words, not looks, and the information is transferred from the paper resume into a resume database system. Once a resume has been scanned by a computer into the tracking system, employers can identify potential candidates by searching the database using key words.
POSTING RESUME TO AN ONLINE JOB BANK
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An ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) resume consists of 127 standard characters, much like a typewriter. ASCII (aka Plain Text, Text Only, or Rich Text) resumes are rarely printed and are meant to be uploaded to an employer's website in their online resume builder by cutting and pasting appropriate sections. It should contain a list of key words that are used by employers to find a match. |
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EMAILING RESUME TO EMPLOYER
An ASCII resume is meant to be sent by email to employers and should contain key words that are used by employers to find a match. When opening a new email message, paste resume into email message. Don't email as an attachment - opening an attachment is one more step for someone who is already too busy.
TIPS TO CREATE ELECTRONIC RESUMES
- If printing, use white paper, 8 1/2 x 11, one side only, laser printed original
- Do not fold or staple
- Use font size 10 to 14 and use sans serif fonts (without feet, or letters that do not touch each other)
- Place your name at the top of the page on its own line and use standard address format below your name
- List each telephone number on its own line and don't use parentheses around area codes
- Use separate lines for job title, company, and location
- When using dates for work experience, put beginning and ending date on one line
- Use a space around slashes
- Use asterisks or dashes, not bullets or other automatic formatting
- Use all capital letters for headings
- Use key words and buzzwords for your profession
- Use a hard return instead of word wrap
- Make everything left justified
- Avoid using page numbers - the resume is read on a computer and there is no distinction between pages
- Avoid ampersands, percent signs, foreign characters, bold, italics, graphics, underlining
- Avoid boxes, horizontal or vertical lines, solid or hollow bullets (may be interpreted as the letter o)
- Avoid two-column format
- Avoid tabs and centering text
- Proofread and spell check document before hitting the "submit" button
PRIVACY ISSUES
- Date the resume, in case your employer stumbles across it online in the future
- Try to use a password that prohibits anyone from transmitting the resume without your authorization
- Ask the website administrator about the site's policies on selling or trading resumes
- Avoid posting resumes on Usenet news groups
- Mask your identity by withholding your name and the names of employers, posting only your skills and abilities
EXAMPLE OF AN ELECTRONIC RESUME
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MARY L. BAILEY PO Box 111 Anderson, SC 29621 803-555-5555 bailey@home.com ----------------------- OBJECTIVE ----------------------- Administrative Assistant ----------------------- KEY WORD SUMMARY ----------------------- Ability to delegate, ability to train, accurate transportation, adaptable, bookkeeping skills, communications skills, computer literate, customer oriented, data entry, detail minded, flexible, follow instructions, high energy, innovative, legal terminology, organizational skills, persuasive, problem solving, public speaking, self managing, takes initiative, team player, type 65 wpm ----------------------- EDUCATION ----------------------- Tri-County Technical College: Pendleton, SC 2002 Associate Degree in Office Systems Technology ----------------------- RELEVANT COURSES ----------------------- * Professional Development * Office Systems and Procedures * Document Formatting * Machine Transcription * Information Processing Software * Office Communications * Information Processing Applications * Office Accounting * Legal Document Production * Office Simulation * Office Desktop Publishing ----------------------- COMPUTER SKILLS ----------------------- * Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint * WordPerfect * Internet ----------------------- EXPERIENCE ----------------------- K - Mart: Seneca, SC 1997 - Present Sales Associate/Cashier: Trained new employees, greeted customers, assisted customers with purchases, problem resolution, operated cash register, received and dispensed correct change, stocked shelves, and maintained merchandise displays. ----------------------- REFERENCES ----------------------- Available upon request |