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Job-Seeker Resume Tutorial:
How to Develop and Polish Your Job-Search Resume

 

Why do I Need a Text Resume?

 

Here are some expert tips for creating a job-search text resume...

• Most employers keep databases of resumes electronically, so you need a text version of your resume.
• Keywords (nouns and phrases) are especially important in these databases.
• A text resume is basically stripped of all formatting
• Use a basic sans-serif font (such as Helvetica/Arial)
• No italics, script, underlining, bullets
• No graphics, shading, multiple columns, vertical lines
• Heading information (use all caps to distinguish) on separate lines

 

• For more about text resumes, read our article, How to Write Text Resumes.

 

 

 

Lost? Go to the Map of the Job-Seeker Resume Tutorial.

 

 

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Maximize your career and job-search knowledge and skills! Take advantage of The Quintessential Careers Content Index, which enables site visitors to locate articles, tutorials, quizzes, and worksheets in 35 career, college, job-search topic areas.

 

 

 

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