Save as Plain Text
You should have two versions of your resume: professionally formatted and plain text. The good looking one gets you in the door. The plain text resume can be submitted or pasted in the applicant tracking database online.

1. Try This: Save As
Go to File->Save As.
Go to Computer-> My Documents.
Type a File Name: ResumeEAN-TEXT, where EAN are your initials.

What Do You See? The default file format is Word Document (docx.)

Change the File Type: Plain Text.
Click SAVE.

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