Have you ever tried to copy and paste your resume, only to find that it looks distorted? The electronic resume is your solution.

An electronic resume is formatted to send via the Internet. An electronic resume can be entered into a job bank (like the ones sponsored by employment or job search companies) and pasted into your e-mail.This format is also called Plain Text or ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange). E-resumes are also useful when sending an attachment. You may include your e-resume into your e-mail body and attach the Word resume as well.

When you send a resume via the Internet, you want to be sure that it has been received and that it can be read. Therefore, we need to prepare an E-resume.

Different computers read software differently and different software read fonts differently.

For example: *you might have different ISP (Internet Service Provider) *You might have a PC (Personal Computer) and the receiver might have a Mac (Macintosh).

* If you send an attachment, your receiver might not have the software you used to prepare your resume and so they won't be able to open it.

* Some people are concerned about viruses sent with attachments, and so they will avoid opening them. This is why an electronic resume is the best way to transmit a document online. It is recognized by all types of computers and your resume will appear exactly how you planned it to.

Step #1
Create a well-written resume that will attract and impress the reader. If you need professional help, please contact us. Make sure you include Keywords.

Step #2
Once your resume is typed - save it. If already saved go to step 3.

Step #3
Save it again in plain text under a different name (so you don't lose your original copy).
For those who need a little more visual help please see below.
Everyone else familiar with saving documents in MS Word - skip to step 5.
In order to view your new file (once you have saved it in plain text), you must close the current file and open the new plain text file.
You must do this because this new file (plain text) will not open automatically.

A little visual help:
To save in plain text, click on your File menu and click save as.
Choose to save as plain text. See the pictures and instructions below.
Click and then the window below will pop up!
Change the file name and save as: Plain Text. Use the arrows on the side to drop down and find this option.

Step #4
In order to view your new document you must close the current file (after saving in plain text). To close go to File then click Close.
Open the new plain text file you just saved by going to the File menu again. Click on File, find the new file in the directory you wisely chose to save it under and Open it.
Your new electronic resume will now appear like the one below.

Step #5
Because we have changed the font to plain text, your layout and graphics have changed.
You now must go through your entire resume and make some adjustments.

Adjustment A) Set your right margin at 2.0 so that it is compatible with e-mail sizes. To do this -- go to File and then Page Set Up. Choose right margin 2.0. You will find that everything has changed. This is great!

Adjustment B) Make sure your name, address, phone number, and e-mail appear on one line each. I repeat, one line each.

Adjustment C) Your sentences will be disorganized with extra spaces here and there. Make sure you flush everything to the left and you remove any unwanted spaces. CTRL + A = Highlight entire document then choose left alignment from your formatting tool bar.

Adjustment D) Everything in its place? Make sure your sentences have ended where you wanted them to end. In other words: go through your resume and reformat it.

Adjustment E) Make sure you have replaced bullets and graphics. Sometimes your bullets or special characters will be converted into question marks or something like it, with no relation to your original design. Remove these unwanted characters. You can use an * (asterisk) or CAPITALIZATION to attract attention.

Adjustment F) Make sure you have used a font size between 10 and 12 PT

Adjustment G) Make sure you don't have any sentences longer than 65 characters. This should have been fixed by formatting your margins. Too be sure -- use your Word Count tool under Tools.

True that e-resumes are not as attractive as presentation resumes. But, this is the best format for transmitting resumes through e-mail and job banks. You can always bring the more attractive version to your interview.

Instructions for MS Word:

Step #6
Spell check, Spell check, and Spell check. Perform a spell check again.Your eye might have missed a change.

Step #7
Save your electronic resume again. Actually, I recommend saving it after every step, just in case.

Remember that while you now have an electronic resume- it is very important that your resume be well written as well. Read our newsletter for tips on how to write a resume with power or hire Creating Prints. Our rates are reasonable and we will teach you how to update your resume for future use. We will also create an electronic version of your resume for free!

Congratulations, you now have the tools to prepare your E-resume.
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