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Your Advise is needed..!!

Its not a technical question so, sorry i am not giving much points... and ya, the reason i am asking it in programmers channel is that i want suggestions from our community..

I am in final year of MCA, a softwares PG course in computer applications, in India.. I need your comments/suggestions about a question in preparing my resume..
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Q1> Given that i am sending my resumes via emails. How would it be
- If i use HTML rather than Word files
- And Use <div> tags to let viewer expand the details in which he/she is interest... and by that keeping the resume's initial length short..

Q2> How will u see if i color some cells in tables that are more inportant that others... By color i dont mean bright colors, i mean slight shaddings in grey..

I do request, that, only those who are proffesionals or have the office or recruitment experence....
Thanks a lot for your time... and plz also write your Country along with your comments...
-Kinjal

liddler

Q1> I would stick to the format that the recruiter asks for, usually MS word, in my experience, recruitment agencies, edit your resume, to remove contact details, so a company cannot contact you directly, so it needs to be easily editable by them.
Q2> As above, but may be useful if you are applying for a job in a web / graphic / design environment, but generally people are looking for key skills / experience.
I work in UK / Ireland

DrWarezz

Q1> You could offer them two formats; HTML and MS word. HTML is nice to use and easy to navigate, and means they don't have to download the MS word file. But, if they want the MS word version.. then it's right there. However, having both would increase the size of the email. If you could, try and make a simple website, which gives them the option to choose different formats. Then simply email them the link, perhaps? Or email them the actual website. :o)

But, Liddlers' recommendations are probably the best.. (I don't have a large amount of work experience. :o)

Good luck with the job hunting! =)
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Santino_k

I think you should make your resume in following formats and keep with you
- MS-Word format
- Text Format
- RTF format
I have found that people usually ask for your resumes in either of these formats.

About coloring, I would suggest don't do that to highlight something. You can have a section in your resume for some important things for eg : Key Skills

What liddler recommended is really good

I work in Pune,India

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dkinjal

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Thanks a lot, liddler, DrWarezz, Santino_k, JohnBPrice.... Thanks for providing the substential points that are unavailable to fresher like me...