What are the differences between a keyword, scannable, traditional, and a text resume?
A traditional resume is designed, as we already said, to persuasively compel the human reader to take further action and call you for an interview. Layout and design are critical and should be strategically planned to draw the eye to areas of emphasis. The most effective traditional resumes are achievement-focused and written in powerful, active language that will attract and hold the attention of the reader. A scannable resume, on the other hand, is primarily designed to be accurately scanned into a computer as an image and then fed through OCR software that reads and extracts the text. This text is then stored and later recalled by keyword from an applicant tracking system. A text resume is just what the name implies, an ASCII text version of either your traditional or scannable resume. This text version of your resume may be uploaded to online resume databanks or it may be emailed directly to employers. A keyword resume refers most often to either a scannable or text resume that inc
