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Scannable Resumes Presentation

This resource was written by Stephanie Williams Hughes, Angela Laflen, and Jennifer Liethen Kunka.
Last full revision by Allen Brizee.
Last edited by Allen Brizee on August 5th 2009 at 3:38PM

Summary: This presentation is designed to assist students in learning the various methods for crafting a technologically correct document that will be successfully translated into a potential employer's database. The slides presented here are designed to aid the facilitator in an interactive presentation of scannable resumes. This presentation is ideal for students who already have some working knowledge of general resume writing and need to tailor their resume for scanning. Furthermore, this presentation is beneficial to students who are nearing the time when they will be ready to apply for jobs or internships.

Scannable Resumes Presentation

This presentation is designed to assist students in learning the various methods for crafting a technologically correct document that will be successfully translated into a potential employer’s database. The slides presented here are designed to aid the facilitator in an interactive presentation of scannable resumes. This presentation is ideal for students who already have some working knowledge of general resume writing and need to tailor their resume for scanning. Furthermore, this presentation is beneficial to students who are nearing the time when they will be ready to apply for jobs or internships.

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