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How do I email a resume in ASCII format to an employer? How do I create a resume in ASCII format?

  • Hello ... there is an employer which wants resumes emailed to them in ASCII format How do I do this? How do I create a resume in ASCII format? I know there is a list of text editors at this link, but I don't know which one to choose: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_text_editors and what to do after I type it unti the ASCII text editor ... do I simply copy and paste it into my email ... or do I attach it as a separate file to my email? What is the extension of this file? Which is the best free program to use, so that I can see what the document will look like when my potential future employer opens it. For example, I heard that if I use HTML to send the document (which is another option) it can vary how it looks like to the employer as HTML appears differently according to the browser and browser's settings. Cheers and thanks for your help

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    Maybe you don't even know what ".txt" files are. People just keep on saying "use .txt" files. Well here you go... click on "start" if you're on windows xp, if you're on vista or windows 7. click on the windows button in the bottom left hand corner. and type in "notepad" and start your resume. If you're on xp, click on start, go to "run" type in "notepad" and start your resume.

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Use Notepad. You can either paste or attach (or both - mention that you're giving the recipient the choice of which to use). Use a .txt extension (the default in Notepad) for the attachment. HTML isn't specified in email specs, so it can look like whatever the programmer who wrote the email program they use decided to do. Text is text - it looks like text. Whatever program anyone looks at it with, it looks like text. (About what this answer looks like. Characters and spaces, nothing else. No pretty formatting - which can get screwed up.)

Colanth

It's just a plain text file. You shouldn't need to download anything; pretty much every computer comes with a perfectly good text editor. On Windows, it's called Notepad. Save the file with a .txt extension. It'll probably be easier for the employer if it's attached as a separate file. Since the employer asked for an ASCII text file, it's probably safe to assume that he's not interested in an HTML resume.

Silent

Surprised to here employer wanted that. ASCII is just plain text - and file type is txt You can use notepad to write it but don't bother with fancy formating cause that is ignored

quietfred

Or maybe they just want a portable file they can extract pertinent info from and which doesn't contain any embedded crap.

ASCII just means plain text. Use notepad.

Shawn H

Don't. You don't want to work for a company that can't handle anything but ASCII for resume submission. They are a company that is so far behind the times that you have NO INTEREST in working for them. Or....at least that's what I would do.

Ratchetr

This is not a programming and design question. Post it in internet or software.

Triangular Man

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