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Converting Your Traditional Resume to an ASCII resume, text resume, plain text resume or text only resume

Below are step-by-step written instructions to write your own ASCII resume, text resume, plain text resume or text only resume. After the written instructions, you will see a link for a video that will show you exactly how to convert your resume to an ASCII resume, text resume, plain text resume or text only resume. If you want to preview the video instruction now, click here:

By Linda Matias, NCRW, CIC, JCTC
www.careerstrides.com
linda@careerstrides.com
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Step One: To begin converting your resume to a(n) ASCII resume, text resume, plain text resume or text only resume, open your resume file.

Step Two: Using your “Save As” function, save your resume as a “text only” file with “line breaks” (click on the dropdown arrow in the Save As type box and select “text only with line breaks”). Save and close the file.

At this point your computer will warn you that the document may “contain features that are not compatible with text only format. Do you want to save the document in this format.” Click yes.

After you have saved the file, you will notice that the resume still looks the same. That is O.K.. Just close the file.

Step Three: Now open the text only file.

Step Four: You'll also notice that your original format has been altered. Some sentences may be staggered, the font has been changed to courier, and your fancy formatting has disappeared. Review your resume and replace all unsupported characters. For example, bullets may turn into question marks; apostrophes may turn into square blocks. You will need to replace these characters. You can use an asterisk ( * ) to replace bullets. You will also need to make sure your resume only has 60 characters per line.

Clean up your resume as needed.

Step Five: Save the file.

Step Six: When you are ready to apply for a job online, reopen the text file and copy and paste your document into the body of an email. Or if you are applying for a position on an organizations web site, copy and paste the resume when asked to “paste your resume below”.

Converting your traditional resume into an e-resume is not as difficult as it sounds. Trust me. Take the time to view our video that shows you exactly what you need to do to convert your traditional resume.

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Certified in all three areas of the job search—Certified Interview Coach ™ (CIC), Job & Career Transition Coach (JCTC), and Nationally Certified Resume Writer (NCRW)—Linda Matias is qualified to assist you in your career transition, whether it be a complete career makeover, interview preparation, or resume assistance. She is also the author of How to Say It: Job Interviews (Prentice Hall Press). You can contact Linda Matias at linda@careerstrides.com or visit her website www.careerstrides.com for additional career advice and to view resume samples.

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