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Resumes for the Internet

Information technology and the Internet have revolutionized the way employers attract candidates and handle their resumes. It is critical that students and alumni/ae be aware of these changes, and write and submit resumes and letters that can be handled effectively. In fact, job seekers may have a number of different formats of resumes that will need to be used in different circumstances. Questions can always be addressed to career consultants at the Center.

We recommend reading resume-related sections of our Career Guide, a publication available at the Center, as well as the following:

Incorporating the Internet into Your Job Search
From The Riley Guide (officially, Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet), recommended for its discussion of what a job seeker should know before launching into a search and how to organize an efficient search.

Preparing Your Resume for the Internet
Also from The Riley Guide, discusses scannable resumes, text only formats, and much more about resumes for electronic transmittal.

Scannable Resume Fundamentals: How to Write Text Resumes
Guidelines and examples for an important alternate format.

What About a Video Resume?
An article from Job Web and the National Association of Colleges and Employers.