Electronic resume-the scanner can recognize resumes. There are three types of electronic resumes. One is a scannable written resume, which can accurately generate a computer file by scanning instruments. The second is the e-mail resume, which is an ordinary computer file, but its content can be transmitted to all parts of the world through the network without printing on paper. The third is the homepage resume, which is in multimedia format and can be put on the Internet or stored on disk, which is convenient for employers to consult at any time.

For example, you made a beautiful resume and mailed it to the unit that might receive you. But I never thought that the company would use a computer system to scan and process resumes received by the human resources department. Employees scan and transform him and store him in the electronic resume database, while your written resume is filed or directly discarded. This is very different from the situation that the application was reviewed by a special person, uploaded manually or put on record in the past.

In order to design a scannable resume and greatly increase your job search opportunities, you need to pay attention to the following points:

1, avoid using some fonts that are difficult to be distinguished by the scanner, such as Art Nouveau style and ancient printing style.

2. Pay attention to the font size and try to keep the handwriting clear and easy to read.

3. Don't stick between words, so as not to change the shape of a single font and affect the recognition effect.

4. Don't use the reverse color box (white words on black background), which can't be read by the scanner.

5. Don't use weird words and pictures, because many of their studies are unrecognizable by OCR (Optical Character Recognition).

6. Replace symbols such as "%"with fonts such as "percentage".

7. Use spaces and blank lines to separate different parts, so that the logo is smooth and the file format is clear.

8. Long horizontal lines can be used to divide different parts without affecting the font, which can be recognized by some OCR software.

9. Avoid using underscores, so as not to affect the font.

10, avoid using continuous dots, such as ellipsis.

1 1. Don't use short lines and wireframes because OCR will recognize them as characters.

12. Try to print your resume on paper with good quality and light background. Because dark background color or patterned background color will cause serious recognition errors.

13. Use single-sided printing, and choose A4 size or smaller paper.

14, do not use staples, the small holes left by staples will also affect the paper feed of the scanner.

15, don't fold your resume, otherwise it won't be recognized by laser printers and scanning instruments.