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3.10 CREATE AN EFFECTIVE RESUME |
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Scannable Resumes |
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Some larger companies may have a scanner system to read resumes. Its function is to change the resume printed on paper into an electronic format. The information or ‘data’ can then be processed, compared, assessed or extracted as needed to determine if the applicants are qualified. This is primarily used as a screening technique. Special formatting and keyword or skill sets are required for maximum success.
Scannable resumes are used by companies as a method to determine qualifications compared to their database. The format allows the employer to search for key words contained in your resume. The resume writer needs to research and gather information from sources that use specific job descriptors, personal traits and experiences. Use job announcements, industry publications and other profiles which would meet the companies standards, jargon and criteria for that position. |
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7 Points To Keep In Mind When Creating Scannable Resumes |
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- Your name should be the first item on a scannable resume. Scanners will file resumes under first line information.
- Use nouns: production scheduling, network management, etc., more than verbs: organized, scheduled, maintained, etc.
- Minimize the use of abbreviations and jargon.
- Always send originals. Use a laser printer whenever possible. Do not use dot matrix.
- Do not fold a scannable resume, do not use staples, and avoid compressed space between letters. Use standard sized business paper, no legal or other odd sizes.
- Use “fine mode” when faxing instead of “regular.”
- Some employers will ask that you send your resume as a text file, or inserted into the body of an e-mail message. To accomplish this, save your resume in ASCII text format.
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The next page shows an example of a Scannable Resume |
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Every man’s work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else,
is always a portrait of himself. (Samuel Butler) |
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