By Kevin Donlin,
Guaranteed Resumes
ASCII (pronounced "AS-key") stands for American Standard Code for
Information Interchange. It's another term for plain text and it can be read
cleanly by any computer, which is why so many employers ask that you have
one available.
It's easy to convert your résumé from Word, WordPerfect or other word
processing software to ASCII. Here's how:
- Save your résumé as text only. This will eliminate most of the fancy
formatting that separates an ASCII document from word processing documents.
- Open this new text-only version of your résumé using Notepad or your
computer's text editing software. Do not open it with word processing
software.
- Read over your résumé to look for stray characters that don't translate
into ASCII; they usually appear as black boxes in the text. In most cases,
you're looking for smart quotes and long "em" dashes. Replace these with
"dumb quotes" (" ") and double hyphens (--). Once the text looks clean, save
and close the file.
That's it. You now have an ASCII version of your résumé to send by e-mail to
any employer who asks for it.
For more information on how to get a Guaranteed Resume, please go to:
http://www.CollegeRecruiter.com/guaranteed-resumes.php.
