The Electronic Resume
The electronic resume offers the same information as a hard copy resume, but needs to be typed differently. Learn to think nouns, not verbs. Action words like accelerated, arbitrated and launched are out. In resumes that are scanned, nouns are dominant. Computers search for descriptive words such as accounting, manager, engineer, teacher, etc. Keywords are an extension of the noun concept and are also called buzzwords or descriptors. Keywords are essential characteristics required to do the job: education, experience, skills, knowledge and abilities. The more keyword marketing points you present about yourself, the more likely you are to be plucked from an electronic resume database now or in a year from now.
Advantages
Exposure to a wider range of employers
Hides less than outstanding writing skills
Disadvantage
Difficult to create a resume that is original and descriptive