Web & Scannable Résumés
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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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