Expert Direction on Job Changing Methodologies
by Gary Ames - Selected writings by a professional job campaign manager.
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Make a plain text resume Convert all text into a non-proportional font (where an i and an m take up the same space) such as Courier 14.  In MS Word for Windows use Edit-Select All, Font Courier Size 14.  The point is be sure you have margins that are no more than 70 characters wide.  Next change formatted bullets from Ø or · to plain bullets *  >  -  +  etc.  Delete the “page 2” type headers.  Finally fix wraparounds so line breaks are proper.  A tight 2 page resume will usually become 3 pages if printed.  It is okay to use length since it may never be printed even if there is great interest.  You can gussie up the format a bit with indents, centering, and CAPITALS.  Finally, Save As resume.TXT  - File type: text or DOS text.  Don’t save in Word.doc.  Now, test by emailing it to yourself.

 
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