Saving your Resume in a Different Format

Today I want to focus on saving your resume. Many people don’t realize that when they complete an on line application that they need to change its format. If they don’t, the resume will look like junk. The bullets will be all over the place, the spacing will be off and the person on the other end will wonder what’s wrong with you. They’ll most likely toss your resume.

Now, most anyone who knows me will tell you that I am not the most technically savvy person. But I do know how to format a document.

Many on-line open positions require you to format your resume into Plain Text. To do this:
1. Click the Office Icon at the top left of your tool bar.
2. Click the “Save As” feature
3. Click the “Other Formats” selection
4. Your directory of saved documents will show up. The box will say, “File Name” and “Save as Type”. Obviously, you will name your document. I suggest you name your document as your name, resume and the words plain text. (Nancy Anderson Resume Plain Text)
“Save as Type” is where you change the format of your document. When you click the arrow in this category, you will see the variety of format options. Look around and will see the “Plain Text” option.
5. Click “Save” and you’re finished.

You may want to save your document in any of the other formats. If you do, just make sure that you remind yourself of the format (Nancy Anderson Resume PDF.) Needless to say you should keep a copy of your resume in your regular Word (the file extensions that end in doc. or dox.).

Now your resume is ready to post into a job applicaton or open position. By the way, you can do the same thing for your cover letter.

I’m sure there will be people reading this and saying that these are obvious steps and they’ll be right. This is for everyone else.