| Preface | p. vii |
| About the Author | p. ix |
| What Is an Electronic Resume? | p. 1 |
| The Scannable Resume | p. 2 |
| The E-mailable Resume | p. 3 |
| The Multimedia Resume for Your Home Page | p. 4 |
| The Paper Resume Is NOT Dead! | p. 4 |
| Sample Resumes | p. 6 |
| Some Options | p. 10 |
| How to Write the Perfect Electronic Resume | p. 11 |
| Step-by-Step Writing Process | p. 11 |
| Creating an ASCII Text File | p. 19 |
| Some Don'ts | p. 21 |
| Sample Resumes | p. 22 |
| Power Verbs | p. 27 |
| Keywords | p. 32 |
| The Journey of the Scannable Resume | p. 37 |
| Optical Character Recognition (OCR) | p. 37 |
| Faxed Resumes That Never See Paper | p. 39 |
| Applicant Tracking Systems | p. 40 |
| Which Companies Scan Resumes? | p. 42 |
| Designing the Perfect Scannable Resume | p. 49 |
| The Complete Guide to Style, Fonts, Paper, and So On | p. 49 |
| Sample Scannable Resumes | p. 56 |
| Designing the Perfect E-mailable Resume | p. 73 |
| What Is E-mail? | p. 73 |
| A Word About Confidentiality | p. 78 |
| The Equipment and Software You Need | p. 79 |
| How to Find E-mail Addresses | p. 82 |
| Steps for Creating an ASCII Text File of Your Resume | p. 84 |
| Sample E-mailable Resumes | p. 87 |
| Sending a Binary File | p. 95 |
| How to E-mail Your Resume Directly to a Company's Recruiter | p. 97 |
| Using the Internet in Your Job Search | p. 99 |
| What Is the Internet? | p. 99 |
| What Is the World Wide Web? | p. 101 |
| How to Post Your Resume to the Internet | p. 103 |
| Posting Your Resume Directly to a Company's Home Page | p. 105 |
| Resume Databases and Job Banks | p. 117 |
| Career-related Internet Sites | p. 118 |
| Online Services and Your Job Search | p. 187 |
| America Online | p. 188 |
| CompuServe | p. 189 |
| Earthlink | p. 190 |
| Juno | p. 191 |
| Microsoft Network | p. 191 |
| Prodigy | p. 192 |
| Career Resources on the Web and E-Networking | p. 195 |
| Everything You Always Wanted to Know About a Job Search! | p. 196 |
| Researching Potential Employers | p. 200 |
| Building a Virtual Network | p. 203 |
| How to Use Newsgroups (Usenet) | p. 206 |
| Using Mailing Lists to Make Contacts | p. 216 |
| Professional Associations and Your Network | p. 220 |
| Colleges and Your Electronic Job Search | p. 256 |
| Creating a Home Page for Your Resume | p. 279 |
| Why Create a Home Page for Your Resume? | p. 279 |
| How to Create a Home Page | p. 280 |
| Adding Multimedia to Your Resume | p. 286 |
| Where and How to Upload Your Home Page | p. 288 |
| Getting the Word Out | p. 293 |
| Getting Professional Help | p. 294 |
| Into the Future | p. 295 |
| The Electronic Revolution Isn't Over Yet | p. 295 |
| How to Keep Up with the Times | p. 295 |
| Strategies for Finding New Online Resources | p. 296 |
| Glossary: The Terms You Need to Know | p. 305 |
| Index | p. 311 |
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