I have seen recruiters throw away messy resumes, and I saw one recruiter toss a resume with a candy thumbprint on it. Finally, students must always remember to proofread. In the Information Age, a machine might see resumes before a human being does. Use professional jargon in a resume. You want to use bold and capital letters to emphasize rather than italics or underlining, it doesn't scan well.
Scanners pick up certain words and phrases.
True words describing skills like problem solving, supervising, training and coaching. Resumes and the Internet Students can surf the net between chat rooms and visit a company's Web site. Stacey said students should tailor the resume to the career and organization they're applying to. Any time you're applying for a job, research the company and what the job is about and what skills fit the job best. People can post resumes at different Web sites and search engines where an employer might look at them.