About Your Resume

Your resume is a crucial document to find a job. There are different kinds of resumes, which you should know about. The content is mostly the same but the format of the resume can be different:

Every resume you send out needs to be:

• spell checked
• clean
• updated
• easy to read and understand
• well structured by using headings like "education", "technical skills" and by using lists.
• clear in content
• edited for different jobs: The objective is usually the place where you can address directly what your interest is. This interest should reflect the description of the job you are applying to.

 

Word Resume
A resume typed in a text editor like Microsoft Word.
This document can be printed out and send or be attached to an email massage and entered into a Database of a company.
Some companies require a word resume for their application process.
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ACCII
A resume converted into a text only format based on a word processed and formatted resume.
You create an ACCII by saving your existing word resume as a text only file (txt) .
It can be pasted directly into an email without being distorted when it arrives at the destination mailbox. The best way to check is to save a word document as a .txt file, and copy /paste it into an email. Send this email to yourself to see if the text looks still clean.
An ACCII resume has no formatting tags and looks very blank.
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HTML Resume
A resume coded in HTML can have some color and design. These resumes are usually part of an online portfolio and should

• correspond to the site they belong to in terms of the use of color.
• not be over designed
• be still VERY readable, if possible printable
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