derek_ramirez•14d agoProlific Poster

Why does nobody talk about how bad some of those online resume builders are?

I paid $80 for a fancy resume service last fall because I wanted to stand out. They gave me a slick looking template but the file format was weird and most job sites couldn't read it properly. I ended up having to copy everything into a simple Word doc anyway, which took me a whole afternoon. Has anyone found a good, cheap way to make a resume that actually works with those online application systems?

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hayden_rivera14d ago

Yeah I saw a thing that said a lot of those systems just scan for plain text. So all the fancy boxes and columns just mess it up. I just use Google Docs now and save it as a PDF.

shanegibson14d agoTop Commenter

Actually a lot of the newer systems can read basic formatting now, like simple tables from Word. The real problem is with complex graphic design elements. I used columns in a resume once and the system mashed the text together into one unreadable block. Plain text is still the safest bet for sure.