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Web & ScannableRésumés

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Creating a web résumé

• Include an e-mail link at the top of the page under your name

• Omit street address & phone

• Consider having links under your name and e-mail to other parts of your résumé

• Consider having links to other pages that give more information about you

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Creating a web résumé, continued

• Put strongest qualifications immediately after your name & e-mail

• Specify the job you want

• List city and state for educational institutions and employers

• Use lists, indentations, & white space to create visual variety

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Tips for Scannable Résumés

• Use key words appropriate to your field• Use industry buzzwords• Be specific & quantifiable• Use as many pages as necessary• Avoid unusual typefaces, underlining, &

graphics• Use 10- to 14- point fonts; avoid fonts that

have touching letters

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Tips for Scannable Résumés, continued

• Use smooth white paper• Put your name on the first line of the first

page• Use plenty of white space• Avoid double columns• Avoid folding and stapling• Use abbreviations carefully

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