Recently, I was one of three professionals who was invited to be part of a panel discussion at a professional development conference at a local university. During the discussion, we were asked to give some Dos and Don'ts during the application process. One of the panelist members stated, "If you are applying online and uploading your resume, be sure to 'clean up your resume' before you hit submit."
The problem that often arises when applying online and uploading your resume is that words, spacings, tabs, etc. can be strewn about, making it difficult to read the resume. A suggestion I often offer to clients is after their resume is "ready to go," save the resume in a text format: a Plain Text, ASCII, or Rich Text format. Once it's saved, review it and clean up any extra spacings, tabs, etc. Save it again. Then, when you apply online, all you have to do is upload or copy that "text" resume into the system. Doing so will save you the time of having to clean it up each time you apply for a position with that particular resume. And, be sure to follow this procedure for each version of resume that you have. Good luck!
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