These Formatting Rules Will Get Your Resume Through The Screening System
When you apply for a job at a larger firm, there's a high chance that your
This kind of automation process will also reject your resume if it doesn't "meet traditional, business-dictated document formatting," writes Rick Gillis in his book "Job!: Learn How to Find Your Next Job In 1 Day."
Here are some formatting rules that Gillis says job seekers should follow to create a filtering software-friendly resume:
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Do not place your contact information in the header of your resume, because filtering softwares can be set to ignore headers and footers so there is a risk this information will be deleted.
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Choose a conservative font such as Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, or Calibri. Gillis says that serif fonts, such as Times Roman or Cambria may be rejected by screening software.
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Do not use any script fonts.
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The smallest font size to use for the body of your resume should be 11 point. "Any smaller and you're probably asking for trouble."
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No graphics or logos.
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Do not format using tables.
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No borders.
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A one-inch margin top and bottom is best.
- Do not use any lines that cross the entire page from margin to margin, because "some filters have been created that will reject a document for nothing more than having a single line run continuously across the page," he writes.
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