Electronic resumes

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Electronic resumes can be submitted to You ll need to print your resume to companies by e-mail, through the company s hand it out or mail it to others, website, and via other recruiting websites. 

It s also very portable and easy to manipulate and update. Electronic resumes with little formatting are scannable. 

To be the most competitive as an applicant, it s an excellent idea to create a traditional printed resume and then modify that resume into both a scannable (a resume that contains the same basic information as a traditional resume, but focuses on the use of keywords) and an electronic resume. 

An electronic or digital resume is one that will be e-mailed to a potential employer, posted on a career-related website, or included within an online resume database. Some employers that accept electronic resumes have a specific pre-defined resume form on the company website that must be completed online to be accepted. This also holds true for the majority of career-related websites. 

Other employers that accept electronic resumes request that the documents be created and saved in a specific file format, such as Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format, or ASCII. When creating an electronic resume, adhere exactly to the formatting specifications provided by the employer or career-related website. 

Instead of following the same format as a traditional printed resume, use keywords as opposed to action verbs to describe your employment history, skills, and education. For more information about how to create an electronic resume and how to take full advantage of today s computer technology and cyberspace when searching for a job, see Chapter 7 . 

To use an electronic resume, you must have access to the Web as well as your own e-mail account. If you don t own your own computer, you can find connected computers at a public library, a college/university, an Internet cafe, or by visiting a friend or relative who owns a computer. It is not advisable to use the Web access or e-mail address at your current place of employment for your job search. 

Anyone applying for jobs online must have an electronic resume. This includes people using any of the career-related websites or those plan-nig to apply for a job directly through a company s website. Electronic resumes are also ideal for sending via e-mail. The majority of large companies currently accept electronic resume submissions. 

If you re a top-level executive who knows your resume will be read and evaluated by a person rather than a computer, creating an electronic or keyword resume won t be useful or necessary. Likewise, if you re absolutely sure your resume will be read and evaluated by a person, focus on creating a traditional printed resume as opposed to an electronic resume. People applying for jobs at small companies probably don t need this type of resume. 

An electronic resume can be imported into applicant-tracking software, and in most cases, should be created using a keyword style for it to have the most impact and generate the best results for you. 

When your resume is in an electronic file, it can be e-mailed to an employer, posted on a website, added to an online database, and imported into applicant-tracking software used by potential employers. Although you won t have to deal with issues like choosing resume paper, picking the perfect font or ink color, or formatting your resume to look perfect on the printed page, there are other issues to contend with when creating an electronic resume. If you created your printed resume on a PC, you already have an electronic file with which to work. If you had someone prepare your printed resume and don t have access to or can t use the electronic file, you will have to create your electronic resume from scratch. 

The various career-related websites also allow you to apply for jobs online using an electronic resume. So, if you come across what looks like the perfect job opening, instead of mailing your resume, you can apply for that job online (immediately) by sending your resume via e-mail to that employer. 

If you re applying for jobs at a local retail store or small business, having an electronic resume is far less important, because to apply for one of these jobs, you will most likely visit the employer in person to submit a resume, complete a job application, and perhaps be interviewed on the spot. 

Many companies accept electronic resumes in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect file formats. When creating your electronic resume using one of these software packages, pay careful attention to what format the finished document needs to be saved in before sending it to an employer. The majority of employers prefer to receive resumes in ASCII or Rich Text Format. Once you save your resume in a file format other than the program s proprietary format, you will probably have to further edit it in order to fix lost formatting (such as indentation or italics). 

Another method is to complete an online-based resume form while visiting an employer s website or a career-related site. In order to keep incoming resumes consistent in terms of formatting, many websites designed for recruiting insist that all electronic resumes be created using a predefined template, or provide a detailed form that requests all pertinent resume information. The website then formats the information automatically to meet the employer s requirements. This information is kept on the company s server and you won t have a file to submit via e-mail. 

In most situations, if an employer accepts electronic resumes, chances are those resumes are imported directly into applicanttracking software. Thus, it is important that the software used by the employer be able to extract the specific information it s programmed to find in the resume document you submit. If you don t provide the right information in the right fields, your resume may be ignored or not processed correctly. 

For an electronic resume to do its job correctly, it needs to be loaded with keywords that will result in your resume being selected when processed by a potential employer using applicant-tracking software. 

No matter how you submit your electronic resume, be sure to proofread it carefully before hitting the send button. Just as with a traditional resume, spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, or providing false information won t be tolerated by employers. 

When creating an electronic resume to be saved and submitted in an ASCII format, follow these formatting guidelines ... 

Use the spell check feature of the software used to create your electronic resume and then proofread the document carefully. Just as applicant-tracking software is designed to pick out keywords from your resume that showcase you as a qualified applicant, these same software packages can also instantly count the number of typos and spelling errors in your document and report that to an employer as well. 

Knowing how to properly create and submit an electronic resume demonstrates at least some level of computer skill. If you have a personal website you want potential employers to visit In hopes they will learn more about you, be sure the site doesn t contain personal Information you don t want the employer to discover or that the employer will have no Interest In. Posting your resume and support materials on a personal website can be worthwhile, especially If you re hoping to land a job In a computer-related or high-tech field. Make sure your personal site contains only Information of Interest to a potential employer, not pictures from your last vacation or photos of your cat, for example. 

Because formatting within an electronic resume is often minimal, what you say within your resume is what ultimately gets you hired. According to www.eresumes.com, "Keywords are the basis of the electronic search and retrieval process. They provide the context from which to search for a resume in a database, whether the database is a proprietary one that serves a specific purpose, or whether it is a web-based search engine that serves the general public. Keywords are a tool to browse quickly without having to access the complete text. Keywords are used to identify and retrieve resumes for the user. 

Industry-related buzzwords, job-related technical jargon, licenses, and degrees are among the other opportunities you will have to come up with keywords to add to your electronic resume. 

Keywords are the backbone of any good electronic resume. If you don t incorporate keywords, your resume won t be properly processed by the employer s computer system. Each job title, job description, skill, degree, license, or other piece of information you list within your resume should be descriptive, self-explanatory, and be among the keywords the potential employer s applicant-tracking software looks for as it evaluates... 

When dealing with electronic resumes, you often read or hear the term ASCII. This is an acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. It refers to the way informahon within a text file is saved. Because ASCII is a widely accepted standard (and understood by word processors, text editors, e-mail programs, applicant-tracking programs, etc.), using it increases your chances that the electronic resume you create will be compahble with the computer systems and software in use by potential employers. 

Several of the resume-creation software packages also have built-in tutorials designed to help you prepare for your interviews, do company research, create your resume, and write cover letters. Thus, in addition to using the Internet as a powerful job-search tool, your computer can help you create highly professional printed and electronic resumes. 

This resume-creation software package is available for purchase online only. Web Resume Writer is compatible with Windows 95/ 98/NT/2000/XP and is designed to make producing printed or electronic resumes easier. When using this program, you will have total control over your resume s layout, appearance, and structure. The software is powerful, yet its point-and-click interface is designed for people who aren t too computer literate. To help ensure your resume has the most impact, a spell checker and the ability to ultimately export your resume file into Microsoft Office applications (including Word) is provided. 

This Windows-based software offers a complete set of integrated applications designed specifically for job seekers. In addition to helping you create a powerful paper-based or electronic resume, ResumeMaker allows you to easily tap the power of the Web (if you have access from the same computer on which you will have the program). 

This website offers a variety of resume-writing services. The most basic (and least expensive ) helps you create an ASCII or electronic resume that you can post to job boards or e-mail to employers that do not accept attachments. This pared-down resume style includes no fonts, graphics, or special characters instead, it emphasizes content and is scanner friendly. In addition, as part of this service, the company combines the content of your new electronic resume with its professional Web layouts to create a compelling Internet-based resume located at the company s Web address. The company will return to you an electronic, ASCII, or Web resume within 48 hours of your providing your resume information. 

Can you create the type of resume I need (a traditional printed resume, a keyword resume, or an electronic resume) ... 

For people who will be job searching online, they will want to have an electronic resume created that takes full advantage of keywords. 

Creating an electronic resume requires different skills than creating printed resumes, so the job seeker should make sure these are skills the person they hire possesses. Web-based resumes are in essence personal webpages created in the style of a resume. This too is a service that some professional resume writers offer. 

Most people these days need to have two versions of their resume—a paper resume with action verbs, and an electronic resume that uses keywords. Many resume writers will charge extra for creating two types of resumes, but for most job seekers, the additional investment will be well worth it, depending on the types of jobs you re applying for. When creating a keyword-based resume, 1 typically try to incorporate at least 50 keywords into the document. 

When creating an electronic resume or scannable resume, instead of using action verbs, you will want to use nouns that demonstrate... 

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