AKA
plain text resume, e-mail resume, electronic resume
ASCII
resumes are "plain text" resumes, devoid of formatting enhancements
such as bolding, italics, and underlining. They are left justified with all elements
stacked on the left side.
Viruses
are "programs" designed to interfere or wreak havoc on your computer.
Because viruses are commonly passed through Microsoft Word documents, some employers
and recruiters refuse to accept them.
HTML
Acronym
for HyperText Markup Language
HTML
is a coding system (codes are inserted by hand or via HTML editing tools). HTML
formatting can produce many attractive typographical and design effects with full
color capabilities.
HTML
Resume
AKA
Web resume or online portfolio
HTML
resumes are created with the same formatting as Web sites, but are typically simpler
and smaller (though many online portfolios rival Web sites in complexity and number
of pages).
Hyperlinks
transport you from one Web site to another, or, like the link you clicked on to
get here, take you to other places on a Web page. For example, click
on this hyperlink to view the A-Z index for Jumpstart Your Job Search.com.
Everything You
Need to Know About Online Job Searching:
Keywords
can be defined as the specific skills, attributes, strengths, or areas of knowledge
that employers look for in potential candidates. Here are some common keyword
categories:
Buzz
words
Hard
skills
Transferable
skills
Industry
terminology
Locations
Software
Acronyms
Personality
traits
Technology
terms
Products
Industry
jargon
Technologies
Types
of degrees
Colleges
Company
names
Terms
like Fortune 500
Certifications
Area
codes
Online
Portfolios
AKA
Web portfolios, Web resumes, eFolios, HTML portfolios, ePortfolios
Online
portfolios are much like traditional portfolios, in that they provide detailed
information, work examples, and supplemental or supporting information. Some Web
portfolios are simply "expanded" resumes. A Web-based portfolio can
include links to projects, graphs, charts, artwork, design examples, other Web
sites, photographs of projects/products, etc.
Personal
search agents can be described as automatic job finders.
CareerBuilder.com
describes their search agent as "an automated job hunting tool that searches
CareerBuilder.com's jobs database once a day, seven days a week, for new postings
that meet your (pre-defined) search criteria." When matching jobs are found,
they are forwarded by e-mail.
In
addition, many sites automate the resume submission process. When you sign up
for FlipDog's JobHunter service, responding to job leads takes just one click
of the mouse: Flipdog's Free
JobHunters™ Service
Resume
attachments (Typically MS Word) are files that are attached to an e-mail message.
Some
employers request attachments, while others refuse to open them.
Attachments
can pose problems because they can harbor debilitating computer viruses. In
addition, format enhancements in word processed files (i.e., bullets, margins,
tabs) are not always interpreted properly by the receiving computer.
When
employers and recruiters request attachments, the formats they request most are
MS Word and PDF.
Never
send an attachment unless it is requested. Always send resumes in the specific
format requested by the employer. If no specific format is specified, the best
approach is to paste an ASCII resume into your outgoing e-mail.
Resume
Blasting
Resume
blasting is the process of "blasting" a resume (via e-mail) to thousands of recruiters,
employers, and/or resume databases. Blasting is also referred to as Resume
Spamming in some circles.
CAUTION:
Blasting
is not recommended if you have concerns about confidentiality – unless your
resume contents are modified
to protect your identity.
Resume
Compatibility
Compatibility
and conversion problems
occur when someone tries to open a file that is not "compatible" with
the programs they use.
For
example, a resume created in Word 2000 may not open at all in Word 6 (a previous
version of the same program). In some cases, files can be opened, but formatting
problems (like weird bullets or mis-aligned paragraphs or tabs) can occur.
Scannable
Resumes
Basically,
a scannable resume is a text-focused (as opposed to design-focused) document.
In most "Resume" books, scannable resumes are depicted as very austere,
but it doesn't have to be that way. Scannable resumes can be very attractive and
work just as well as the "Plain Jane" variety.
