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to let you know I am now the new CEO of a $300 million investment corporation.
Your resume opened doors that were closed to me before.
- Peter R., New Jersey
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Electronic Resumes...
FREE tips from the expert
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Free Tips For Creating E-mail Resumes
Your job search presence in cyberspace
You can't argue with the fact that the internet is now a large
part of a job search - so too is the use of e-Mail resumes. Creating the e-Mail resume
is straightforward and relatively simple. Your e-mail resume is not as attractive
as your printed one, but it's highly effective in getting your personal brand into
cyberspace quickly, both in e-mail and online resume databases.
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As some screens only read
60 columns across, set your page width accordingly. |
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If your resume uses bullets,
replace them with * or - . Remove all tabs and where space is required, use the spacebar
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Use spaces to separate
jobs and paragraphs. |
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Only use keyboard symbols.
Avoid em or en dashes. No smart quotes or mathematical symbols. Remember, if it
isn't on your keyboard, don't use it. |
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Remember to save your file
in ASCII format. Also be sure to save the e-mail version under a different name so
that you don't overwrite your resume. |
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To post your
resume, simply open the ASCII file, use the copy command under edit on your toolbar,
and then paste into your e-mail. After you have completed the conversion, send an
e-mail to yourself to see how it looks. |
You are now ready to enter the job searching world of cyberspace.
If you think do-it-yourself is good for everything except your resume, Marty is here
to help...
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Free Tips For Scannable and Key Word Resumes
14 tips to avoid being invisible to the non-human eye
With almost the entire Fortune 1000, the majority of large companies
and most recruiting organizations now using scanners and Optical Character Recognition
software to read resumes, it is imperative that the resume you slaved over is readable
by today's technology.
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To begin, let's talk about
font size and type face. Headings should be no larger than 20 points with the optimal
being between 10 and 14.. Stay away from fancy fonts with feet. Use more traditional
fonts like Arial or Helvetica. |
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There has been much controversy
regarding the need for a key word section. The overwhelming consensus is that if the
resume is written properly, the keywords will already exist and regardless of where
they appear in the resume, will be found. |
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Make sure letters do not
touch and use no less than .95 between lines, with 1.0 ideal. |
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Now for the surprise, you
can use lines. The lines should be long, not short, as the software may mistake short
lines for letters. Use single lines, not double and not too thick.. |
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Put your name at the top
of the resume, but the address and contact information can be bottom or the next line
after your name. |
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You may use bullets, but
they should be solid and round. Bullet circles can be misconstrued as the letter o.
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+, &, % and mathematical
symbols cause problems. Spell out the words. |
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Avoid ........ leaders. |
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Don't use newspaper-like
columns. |
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Electronic resumes can
be as many pages as is appropriate. |
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Submit original laser or
good quality ink jet originals, not copies or faxed sheets, as they will have lost
sharpness. |
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Don't fold resumes. The
creases can distort letters or even be read by the scanner as lines of text |
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No staples. The scanner
may read the holes as letters. |
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Use standard
size paper, white or cream color. |
“Our clients receive interviews almost
immediately and find positions in 50% less time than average. I’d love to do
the same for you.” -Marty Weitzman
Every resume writer offers a guarantee
but
few give you the career advantage Marty does.
Contact Marty now…
Marty Weitzman, NCRW, CPRW, JCTC
President of Gilbert Career Resumes
http://www.resumepro.com
gilcareer@aol.com
Toll Free: (800) 967-3846
Phone: (212) 661 - 6878
Fax: (732) 536-4429
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