Word TemplatesResumes

Word TemplatesA document file that serves as a model on which to

build another publication or page.

Examples:ResumeCover LetterAgendaBusiness CardInvitationNewsletterInvoiceBrochure

Access Word TemplatesStart – All programs – MS Office – Word

Office ButtonNewChoose a template

Office.microsoft.com/templates

E-Resume (Electronic Resume)Formatted Resume

Word processed resumeOnly use Microsoft Word

is the most widely used softwareSave as a .doc or Word 97-2003 format

Delivery methodsPostal mailFaxHand deliverE-mail attachment – vulnerable to viruses

Searchable DatabasesMore than 80 percent of employers are placing

resumes directly into searchable databases

Objectives for Today: Using templatesCreate a resume and envelopeSave your resume in different formats

Sending your resume in text-based format directly in the body of an e-mail Allows them to place your resume in a searchable database

Check out local companies

E-Resume (Electronic Resume)Text Resume

Word processed resume saved as a .txt file Stripped of all formattingNot visually appealing Used for keyword searchable databasesDelivery methods

Job BoardsPasting piece by piece into the profile forms of job boards Pasting in an e-mail

Send formatted copy by mail or person

.txt

.txt w/ accepted formatting=== ++++ >>>> ***

E-Resume (Electronic Resume)Rich Text Format (.rtf)

Create in most word processing programs - save as .rtf

Use as an e-mail attachment, when you don’t know what software the employer prefers

The format will remain visually appealingLess vulnerable to viruses than Word documentsStill paste the .txt version in the e-mail body

.rtf

and .txt version pasted below

E-Resume (Electronic Resume)Portable Document Format

(pdf)Create in Word 2007 version. Save as .pdf Looks identical to the original documentAppears consistent from computer to computerDifficult to perform keyword searchesMost employers have Adobe Acrobat, the

software used to read the file

.pdf

TodayCreate a resume using the Word TemplateSave in 4 different versions

Save as in Word 97-2003 Bridget McDougall 2009 resume doc (Your Name)

Save as .txt Bridget McDougall 2009 resume txt (Your Name) Make format changes to resume using + or = or **** or

>>>Save as .rtf

Bridget McDougall 2009 resume rtf (Your Name)Save as .pdf

Bridget McDougall 2009 resume pdf (Your Name)

TodayHand in 2 ResumesPrint your Word 97-2003 resume versionPrint your .txt version with format changes* Write down which template you used (5pts)Hand in an “envelope”Mailings – Envelope – type addresses – PrintPrint an envelope with an address of a local

business and your return addressHit the Go button a few times on the printer

Next Class Project

Dream of a business you would like to startResources not a problem!If you won the lottery but the criteria was you

had to start your own business, what would you do?

What activity you would do free, purely out of a sense of passion?

Next Class Project

Create a brochure about the business (90 pts)Criteria for the brochure will be based on the

Word Review List

Print and envelope (10 pts)*Bring a legal envelope