Once you have put your resume online, all employers subscribing to the system will be able to review your document and contact you if there is a match. In this case, there is no limit on length. White or off-white bond paper and clean, easy to read print are suggested. Use the same paper for the letter and envelope. Many employers now scan paper resumes into the company database so managers at all divisions will be able to review them and contact the applicants who have the skills needed for a job at that location.
Employers use the computer to search for key words on each resume.
Use enough key words to define you. The action word list on page 34 may help. Make sure you describe your education, experience, activities, special skills, and professional affiliations with concrete words rather than vague references. Employers rarely search for generic words such as helped, assisted, worked on, observed, intern, saw, etc. Employers like traditional words and can't be expected to know campus slang.