Resumes have changed in recent years and the major change is the widespread acceptance and use of the Internet. Your resume needs to look great and command attention in electronic format as well as on paper. If you are doing your own resume, do your research before you post the resume online or write it. If you don't have the time or ability to fully understand how resumes should be written, enlist professional help.
To create a good-looking resume online, it should be stripped of all formatting and special characters. It may take some extra effort but your resume should look good and saved in plain text using a Plain Text with Line Breaks file and leave a three-inch margin on the right side of the page to accommodate a variety of computer screens and monitors. Once you save your resume, open it up and make sure that it is clean and easy to read. Make sure that you do not have to scroll from left to right to read the resume. Another thing to consider is privacy. You must consider what information to put on your resume and only submit your resume to reputable resume posting sites. Familiarize yourself with each site's privacy features before you post your resume. If you are not satisfied with the options offered, ask questions or don't post your resume at that site. The choice is always yours.
