Resume Formats. Which To Use? |
Posted: September 14, 2017 |
There are three widely used online resume formats. By the way, not everybody knows that some employers are really precise while choosing a potential employee by checking theirs resume. So, sometimes you need dedicated resume editor for making the best resume. ASCII Resume FormatASCII is a basic resume format, much like the text you see in an e-mail. An HMTL resume format, as you would think, is much more detailed, with a look much like a Web page. The PDF resume format is document based and in a read only style that cannot be altered. The PDF resume is formatted more like a graphic than word processing text, with an advanced format for view of text images. ASCII is the popular resume format and when you post to major online career sites you are most commonly using ASCII. If you are preparing your resume in a format other than ASCII there are some guidelines when creating it so that it can easily be converted to an ASCII resume format. You should make sure, no matter what resume format you use, that you don't center the information in the document, but instead keep all the resume information justify to the left. Replace any bullets, diamonds or other attention getters with an ASCII text character such as an asterisk or dash. Your resume format should have no extra tabbing or returns of characters in the document and keep groupings to a minimum with white space before and after each heading. A handy tip, no matter what your resume format is to save your resume as a text file. You should not do a copy and paste directly from Word or other word processing programs directly into the text box of an online career site. Some software programs or operating systems could mistakenly copy some of the hidden command and character marks when you introduce your resume into the ASCII format online. HTML Resume FormatAn HTML resume format is not usually your best choice for your resume, for two reasons. First, is that unless you are an accomplished programming expert or know how to develop software you may have difficulty understanding and working with HTML. The second reason why an HTML resume format is a poor choice is that it doesn't have a lot of standardization. The various Web page browsers display HTML differently. Your resume will not look the same with any two browsers. If you're going to work with an HTML resume format and place your resume online you must proceed carefully, checking and rechecking your HTML code and viewing your resume on several different browsers. To format the resume content best use tables. Don't get fancy with your fonts if you're using this resume format. Common typefaces such as Times New Roman or Arial are best. Play around with the fonts a little and view your resume with each before you decide. You also want to view your HTML resume format with a number of screen display settings, such as 800x600 or 1020x760 and so forth. You may find Microsoft's FrontPage or other easily understood HTML editors can be a big help in creating your HTML resume formatted resume. Your HTML resume format may be made easier with the use of cascading style sheet. PDF Resume FormatThe best example of PDF resume format is Adobe and its Acrobat program. A PDF resume format is handy because its appearance does not differ from browser to browser, due to its embedding. The only disadvantage to using this resume format is that it cannot be viewed without Adobe Acrobat but virtually every program and every computer will prompt for a free, although not-so-quick download if not yet installed. PDF will provide a nice consistent look across all computer platforms, which is important. A resume that looks great on your computer, but terrible on an employer's doesn't help much. In the end, it's not recommended to use ONLY PDF format, but it is a handy alternative to have if providing an online version.
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