The font size should be between 10 and 14. TEXT Boldface is usually accepted by most scanners, but to be safe, you could use ALL CAPS in place of it. Avoid italics and underlining. Text may run together in these cases. Avoid using graphics, shading, brackets, and parentheses.
Most scanners can only read text.
Use a laser jet printer, not a dot matrix printer. Only send original copies, never photocopies. Avoid folding, stapling or faxing your electronic resume. Computers read resumes by searching for keywords. These words should connect your abilities with the company s hiring needs.