Resume in the Digital Age

ASCII (pronounced "askee") is an acronym which stands for "American Standard Code for Information Interchange" and is used to describe computer documents that are stored in clear text format.

In plain English, an ASCII text document uses the simplest form of text, meaning there is no formatting within the document and the text will look the same when viewed in a variety of formats or word processing programs. While it's fairly plain looking, you're guaranteed that your resume is readable no matter how viewed. Having an ASCII formatted version of your resume, is a must for today's job seeker who uses the internet in their job search.

Use an ASCII resume when:

• Submitting to a resume database via web form.
• Posting to an online job board.
• Inserting your resume in the message field of an e-mail document.
• Sending your resume as an e-mail attachment.